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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22000130100002_Conditional Use Permits_09-23-2020r Date Stamp to(rn?L&R Initial THE ABOVE SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE COUNTY RECORDER APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT / INTERIM USE PERMIT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER 540 WEST FIR, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 (218) 998-8095 Otter Tail County’s Website: www.co.ottertail.mn.us Application Fee \AJ‘tlV^J 0>. COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION IN INK Receipt Number qlisl-ztz-OAccepted By / Date PROPERTY OWNER(S) (\SSOC\ (fT( OM MAILING ADDRESS ZJ*4( ff^A ^ALL^ ^ LAKE NUMBERv^(:3r' LAKE NAME DAYTIME PHONE 6bLAKE CLASS ^5 CuzAfeerH-SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE TOWNSHIP NAME 0(00 /3 Oloo oo!PARCELNUMBER ;<^3.Q^<0 i ^ 01 OO 002-_________ Lyn.\w<~l^ \oca-k:c{ k?^tvv/g^Y| Z pau^.e (I) E"911ADDRESS l/i>6 ____________U.b> Ft= . mn) 5(^-z-7 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ry i f ^ \ 'Vio<V^ T>CscjR.vP'DoKkS> S< A^-^^CA-^ cf |pT“of-<u^ i-es Vc-covclect DocJUL/vv^f '^8^'^b0(o Please check the appropriate requests CONDITIONAL USE PROJECT Topographical Alteration___ Commercial Use___ Commercial PUD Forest Land Conversion Boat Access Commercial WECS Residential PUD Extractive Use Industrial Usel\ioclifi^^fiQr\ of $~753Miscellaneous INTERIM USE PROJECT Existing Dwelling Removal Existing Dwelling Repurposing Impervious Surface SPECIFY YOUR REQUEST. PLEASE BE BRIEF AS THIS WILL BE USED FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. LaI^ ^\ssoaA^(o^J^ rC'^ZcW AoeVlVVS txivi dOfODttlOMS (LoOO(TlD»oAt 0-^^^ As ^ V)L^ (iouiOrT'^ ^OCM^cl oy\ , Tk<^ \IM^ 'to l^^taoe )tU)OD(a)(o ^6uoetc U-!^, I UNDERSTAND THAT APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST APPLIES ONLY TO THE USE OF THE LAND. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED; IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REGARDING THIS MATTER. 9-2.3 -2J3> SIGNA OF BRPPERTY OWNER / AGENT FOR OWNER DATE APPLICANT MUST BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING (Applicant Will Receive Notification As To The Date/Time Of Hearing) i>-(,(p . 2Q j)^ TimeDate Of Planning Commission Hearing Planning Commission Recommendation Motion: A motion by Trites, second by Wass to deny for the following reasons: 1. The Conditional Use Permit solution that has been in place since 1999 (Cup# 5753) worked well (80% open until 2017) until the Long Lake outlet flow was obstructed (possibly in 2017) and that the obstruction has now been removed (since early August 2020). The removal of the Long Lake outlet obstruction appears to have contributed to a dramatic reduction in the water level on Long Lake (about 15 inches) and a reopening of the valve that has contributed to a lake level reduction (about 10 inches) on Jewett Lake. 2. Approval of the request can reasonably be expected to increase the water level in Long Lake, resulting in adverse effects for some Long Lake residents. 3. Additional data on the impact of a continuously open valve is needed in order to know what hazards if any would be created for Long Lake residents. Voting By Roll Call: All Members in favor. anning CommissionChairman/Otter Tail Coun County Board Action Approved As Recommended Denied As Recommended V- Other t/vJ 1 Chairman/Otter Tail County Bo3rg of Commissioners Date of Final Action CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT# L & R Official/Date #INTERIM USE PERMIT L & R Official/Date Permit(s) required from Land & Resource Management Yes (Contact Land & Resource Management)No nCopy of Application Mailed to Applicant, Co. Assessor and MN DNR ^ » 4 R Official/Date / bk 08232017-006 W /)0 mo-1' I^(^(N )364,737 • Victor Lundeen Co., Printers • Fergus Falls. MN • 1-800-346-4870 Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes October 27, 2020 Adopted this 27'*' day of October 2020. OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated By:Attest Leland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Hansen, Clerk Contract for Improvements at the Fergus Falls Transfer Station Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials' signatures to execute the agreement between Otter Tail County and Mark Lee Excavating Inc., for the Otter Tail County Fergus Falls Transfer Station site grading and storm drainage project. Health Insurance RFP Recommendation Benefits Administrator Ryan Black reviewed the RFP bidding process resulting with a recommendation from the Benefits Committee that the county remains with PEIP for health insurance. The premium increase is 9% for 2021 but has overall provided past stable increases and is a large pool. Motion by Huebsch, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to approve continuing health insurance through the Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP) and the corresponding employer contributions attached as Exhibit B, effective January 1,2021. Jewett Lake Association Conditional Use Permit Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to accept a request from the Jewett Lake Association to withdraw their conditional use permit (CUP) application seeking modification of terms and conditions of CUP #5753, and to waive the application fee associated with the Jewett Lake outlet operations plan if submitted by the Jewett Lake Association in the next 12 months. OTTER TAIL COUNTY LAND USE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDINANCE RESOLUTION to adopt Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2020 -76 WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §394.27 requires counties to adopt an ordinance that establishes and governs the membership and duties of a Board of Adjustment; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §394.30 requires counties to adopt an ordinance that establishes and governs the membership and duties of a Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, The proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance combines the current Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission ordinances into a single ordinance; and WHEREAS, The proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance meets the requirements in Minnesota Statutes §394.27 and §394.30. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Otter Tail County by this resolution adopts the proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing revisions was introduced by Commissioner Johnson, duly seconded by Commissioner Murphy and, after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken thereon, passed unanimously. Adopted this 27"' day of October 2020. DatedOTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AttestBy: Nicole Hansen, ClerkLeland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Page 2 of 5 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, November 5, 2020 9:55 AM Jerry Shea Douglas Walvatne; julie.aadland@state.mn.us; Chris LeClair Jewett Lake Association Outlet Project; Conditional Use Permit Application Withdrawn SPRTLR0220110509460.pdf From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Good Morning, Attached please find material confirming the County Board of Commissioners accepting the request from the Jewett Lake Association to withdraw their Conditional Use Permit Application dated September 23, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thanks, and have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAN. COUWft WNK10U 1 1.:' *Date Stamp L&R Initial THE ABOVE SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE COUNTY RECORDER APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT / INTERIM USE PERMIT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER S40 WEST FIR, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 (218) 998-8095 Otter Tail County’s Website: www.co.ottertail.mn.us Application Fee 0>. COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION IN INK Receipt Number Accepted By / Date fe PROPERTY OWNER(S) TT&A^^IT (\sSOC\ffr(OA\ MAILING ADDRESS ZJ*4( A~ ^ IU/^ LAKE NUMBERvSt?" LAKE NAME DAYTIME PHONE GbLAKE CLASS . RANGE S~3 TOWNSHIP NAME Cu ZAfegTf-f ADDRESS U- * 2lH 7^ .■tfVUf.tf UlU e^/, . (YtH) 13^^5SECTION TOWNSHIP PARCEL \^0\bO 0O\ JMBER ^S OO0 01 Do 00Z-________ LVit.it/-tlS Zpal^.eU ) LEGAL DESCRIPTION ^ I /■ ^ . A 'StC b€SCjR.tP-nc?/^'?» cK A9^«.cX-ecf pTop-<tuti-es q^s> 'r«-coY<lec(- i«^ '\>oQSL(A^r ^8S''^b0t> NU Please check the appropriate requests CONDITIONAL USE PROJECT Topographical Alteration__ Commercial Use__ Commercial PUD___ Residential PUD Commercial WECS Extractive Use Industrial Useof CxLt/$'753MiscellaneousForest Land Conversion Goat Access INTERIM USE PROJECT Existing Dwelling Removal___ Existing Dwelling Repurposing___ Impervious Surface___ SPECIFY YOUR REQUEST. PLEASE BE BRIEF AS THIS WILL BE USED FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. oaO^ setKis nuDt.(f I Ajuviws (UJIODltlOMS ©4 US-^ P&lMiX 0^0 f\s ^ V)o^ (ioLuortu on . ' ftpP|L\CAt5T (NiCEfeASfe /Ni Ofe^ATiO;^ R6Ali)OlAiO Tk<- \)M^ 'to e6iao€ FtooD(A)(o 0^ «CTeuoec (JH^, I UNDERSTAND THAT APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST APPLIES ONLY TO THE USE OF THE LAND. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED; IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REGARDING THIS MATTER.i 9-2^3 DATEOF Ffl^PERTY OWNER'/ AGENT FOR OWNERSIGNA' APPLICANT MUST BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING (Appiicant Wiii Receive Notification As To The Date/Time Of Hearing) ^<L-( TimeDate Of Planning Commission Hearing Planning Commission Recommendation Motion: A motion by Trites, second by Wass to deny for the following reasons: 1. The Conditional Use Permit solution that has been in place since 1999 (Cup# 5753) worked well (80% open until 2017) until the Long Lake outlet flow was obstructed (possibly in 2017) and that the obstruction has now been removed (since early August 2020). The removal of the Long Lake outlet obstruction appears to have contributed to a dramatic reduction in the water level on Long Lake (about 15 inches) and a reopening of the valve that has contributed to a lake level reduction (about 10 inches) on Jewett Lake. 2. Approval of the request can reasonably be expected to increase the water level in Long Lake, resulting in adverse effects for some Long Lake residents. 3. Additional data on the impact of a continuously open valve is needed in order to know what hazards if any would be created for Long Lake residents. Voting By Roll Call: All Members in favor. Chairman/otter Tail Coun anning Commission County Board Action Approved As Recommended Denied As Recommended Other ^7-J2£>:2^ Date of Final ActionChairman/Otter Tail County ggard of Commissioners CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT # L & R OfTicial/Date INTERIM USE PERMIT # L & R Official/DatePermit(s) required from Land & Resource Management NoYes (Contact Land & Resource Management) nCopy of ApplicationMailed to Applicant, Co. Assessor and MN DNR R Official/Date bk 08232017-006/Iai/VC /.fll ^ f l^iSrSL 3S4,737 • Victor Lurdeer* Co., Printers • Fergus Falls. MN • 1-eO0*34S-4870.Oa r A . lA L A T A Marsha Bowman Chris LeClair Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:21 PM Marsha Bowman FW: Jewett Lake CUP Application From: Sent: To: Subject: From: Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 1:27 PM To: Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Re: Jewett Lake CUP Application Chris... thanks for the quick response. YES, I'll withdraw my application for the Jewett Lake CUP application at this time! ----------- Jerry (218)205-7454Jerry@LakeandHomeMagazine.com On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 1:23 PM Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us> wrote: Mr. Shea I I just spoke with the County Attorney, and it is our preference that the application simply be withdrawn and you can reapply next summer. That way we are not in violation of MN Statute 15.99, which requires us to act on an application within 60 days. If you could reply with a request that you would like to withdraw the application, I will bring that forth to the County Board tomorrow morning. Thank you i 1 Christopher W. LeClair, R.E.H.S. Director Otter Tail County Land & Resource Management 218.998.8105 cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us From: Jerry Shea <ierry(S)lakeandhomemaeazine.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 12:57 PM To: Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake CUP Application Good Afternoon, Chris. I’m the person who filed the application for the Jewett Lake Conditional Use Permit and would like to request tabling my application until July 1, 2020. Additional information has been provided to me that may change any decisions made by the County Commissioners. The Jewett Lake Board members and myself feel it is pertinent to table the application until after all of Jewett Lake residents have had time for their input into this application. Thank You for your time! Jerry Shea Jerry@LakeandHomeMagazinc.com (218)205-7454 2 I Christopher W. LeClair, R.E.H.S. Director Otter Tail County Land & Resource Management 218.998.8105 cleclair(S)co.ottertail.mn.us From: Jerry Shea <ierrv(S>lakeandhomemagazine.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 12:57 PM To: Chris LeClair <cleclair(aco.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake CUP Application Good Afternoon, Chris. I'm the person who filed the application for the Jewett Lake Conditional Use Permit and would like to request tabling my application until July 1, 2020. Additional information has been provided to me that may change any decisions made by the County Commissioners. The Jewett Lake Board members and myself feel it is pertinent to table the application until after all of Jewett Lake residents have had time for their input into this application. Thank You for your time! Jerry Shea Jerry@LakeandHomcMQgazine.com (218)205-7454 2 <Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes October 27, 2020 Adopted this 27* day of October 2020. OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated By:Attest Leland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Hansen, Clerk Contract for Improvements at the Fergus Falls Transfer Station Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials' signatures to execute the agreement between OtterTail County and Mark Lee Excavating Inc., for the OtterTail County Fergus Falls Transfer Station site grading and storm drainage project. Health Insurance RFP Recommendation Benefits Administrator Ryan Black reviewed the RFP bidding process resulting with a recommendation from the Benefits Committee that the county remains with PEIP for health insurance. The premium increase is 9% for 2021 but has overall provided past stable increases and is a large pool. Motion by Huebsch, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to approve continuing health insurance through the Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP) and the corresponding employer contributions attached as Exhibit B, effective January 1,2021. Jewett Lake Association Conditional Use Permit Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to accept a request from the Jewett Lake Association to withdraw their conditional use permit (CUP) application seeking modification of terms and conditions of CUP #5753, and to waive the application fee associated with the Jewett Lake outlet operations plan if submitted by the Jewett Lake Association in the next 12 months. OTTER TAIL COUNTY LAND USE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDINANCE RESOLUTION to adopt Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2020 -76 WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §394.27 requires counties to adopt an ordinance that establishes and governs the membership and duties of a Board of Adjustment; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §394.30 requires counties to adopt an ordinance that establishes and governs the membership and duties of a Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, The proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance combines the current Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission ordinances into a single ordinance; and WHEREAS, The proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance meets the requirements in Minnesota Statutes §394.27 and §394.30. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Otter Tail County by this resolution adopts the proposed Land Use Administrative Ordinance. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing revisions was introduced by Commissioner Johnson, duly seconded by Commissioner Murphy and, after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken thereon, passed unanimously. Adopted this 27* day of October 2020. DatedOTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AttestBy: Nicole Hansen, ClerkLeland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Page 2 of 5 V:P s?iS MML Otter Tail County, Planning Commission October 14, 2020. Page 3 Motion: A motion by Trites, second by Wass to deny for the following reasons: 1. The Conditional Use Permit solution that has been in place since 1999 (Cup# 5753) worked well (80% open until 2017) until the Long Lake outlet flow was obstructed (possibly in 2017) and that the obstruction has been removed (since early August 2020). The removal of the Long Lake outlet obstruction appears to have contributed to a dramatic reduction in the water level on Long Lake (about 15 inches) and a reopening of the valve that has contributed to a lake level reduction (about 10 inches) on Jewett Lake. 2. Approval of the request can reasonably be expected to increase the water level in Long Lake, resulting in adverse effects for some Long Lake residents. 3. Additional data on the impact of continuously open valve is needed in order to know what hazards if any would be created for Long Lake residents. Voting Bv Roll Call: All Members in favor. Adjourn: At 8:52 P.M., Chairman Wilson adjourned the Meeting. The next Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. on November 18, 2020 Respectfully submitted. Otter Tail County. Ranning Commission October 14. 2020; Page 2 William & Jasmine McFarlane - Tabled to November 18, 2020: A Conditional Use Permit Application (as slated by the Applicant on the Application): Request to excavate in area within 30’ of top of bluff, adding earth retention as necessary. 30’x30’x10’ tall = 167 cu yd. Request to create cart path access from top yard to bottom yard, keeping as many trees as possible and earth retention as necessary. The proposal is located next to 23558 Lida Dr. in Section 20 of Lida Township; Lake Lida (56-747), GD. now Jasmine & Wiliam McFarlane and Kelli Wegscheid (architect) represented the Application. All correspondence was fonwarded to the Planning Commission for their review. Motion: A motion by Stone, second by Frazier to table, at the Applicants’ request, to November 18, 2020 allowing the Applicant to provide an engineered plan confirming minimization of impact to the bluff. Material is to be submitted to Land & Resource Management by 12 (noon) on October 30, 2020. Voting Bv Roll Call: All Members in favor. a Jewett Lake Association - Denied: A Conditional Use Permit Application (as slated by the Applicant on the Application): Applicant (Jewett Lake Association) seeks modification of terms and conditions of Conditional Use Pemnit (CUP) approved as CUP #5753 by the County Board of 10-26-99. Applicant seeks an increase in operation by removing the valve to relieve excessive flooding of Jewett Lake. The Valve is located between 21476 & 21478 Jewett Lake Rd., Section 13 of Elizabeth Township; Jewett (56-877), GD. Jerry Shea and Jim Kapitan represented the Application. Correspondence was forwarded to the Planning Commission for their review. Jim Welters (DNR) expressed concerns on fish movement (seasonal) between Jewett and Long Lake(s) when the outlets are open. Jon Olson expressed opposition due to shoreline erosion, water quality, & high water levels for Long Lake property owners; a one year trial run may not give accurate data (weather conditions are unpredictable) and there are 4 other sources that drain water into Long Lake, he requested the existing agreement to remain in place. Ron Hardyman (speaking for 6 people) expressed concerns on the effect of high water resulting with this request, he requested to follow the existing agreement. David Heiden expressed opposition, stating the current agreement works and expressed concerns on the impact on Long Lake if the outlet is left open (lakes are the same size), stating % inch can raise the water levels on Long Lake. Amy Simmer expressed concerns on the damage to Long Lake property from the lake’s high water, asking who is responsible (monetary) for damage to properties from being under water; asking if one-year is adequate time to obtain data. Lorrie Carlson suggested gathering data on properties damaged by high water and to take enough time to gather accurate data. Mark Maston stated that the high-water concerns of property owners on Long & Jewett Lakes are the same; that he would like to come to an agreement. Rod Sauer agrees with Mark Maston stating that property owners of both lakes are experiencing the same problems and the water exiting the outlet is filtered by land prior to getting into Long Lake. Joe Heiden requested the dates on the data for the lake levels that was presented; he was concerned with the information collected. John Carlson indicated that Long Lake’s water level has dropped with the outlet open. Jon Olson indicated that in 2011 this request came to the Planning Commission and it was denied, that there may be options other than running water into Long Lake; Long Lake residents want to be good neighbors and protect their property. Marsha Bowman Recording Secretary )tOVo' * . OFFICE OF COUNTY RECO otter tail MINNESOTA I hereby certify that this instrument # was filed/recorded in this office for record on the -3K)r,\) S5480G ___.day of1999 at 5-L20(SrTV^3m y L. Metcalf. County Recorder — -------------------.well certificate Wend by: THE ABOVE SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE COUNTY RECORDER APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL COURTHOUSE. FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 (218) 739-2271 cJt/10COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION IN BLACK INK *** Application Fee / ^c?( 4-3Receipt Number PROPERTY OWNER DAYTIME PHONE B<p>-r/gicsADDRESS 6rDT-TLAKE NUMBER ^ 7 "7 LAKE NAME TOWNSHIP y ^ 7^ PARCEL NUMBER nXJLrWYA^(lg<JS» _ LAKE CLASS 7J tlA...SECTION RANGE TOWNSHIP NAME FIRE/LAKE I.D. NUMBER^*^7Y^ LEGAL DESCRIPTION a y~ c9 /• 7^: r-rV ,rC ^ i" O^ EXPLAIN YOUR REQUEST y / y-7 I UNDERSTAND THAT APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST APPLIES ONLY TO THE USE OF THE LAND. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REGARDING THIS MATTER. ./Vi- - vx7-Zi DATEOF PROPERTY OWNERSIGNAT APPLICANT MUST BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING (Applicant Will Receive Notification As To The Date/Time Of Hearing) BK-Oa» 909 294 913 • Vtr%>r u#Ade*A Co . Pnnier • Feiew Fait. KArtn««eu - ; L & R Otficiaroato Accepted By Land & Resource t:ob P.m.Date Of Planning Commission Hearing Time Planning Commission Motion September 15.1999 Motion: A motion by Trites, second by Estes to table (at the Applicant’s request) to October 13, 1999 for additional information, (to be submitted to the Land & Resource Office by October 6, 1999 — to allow Long Lake residents tirne to review), including but not limited to: 1. Expert analysis of the potential impact this project would have on the water quality of both lakes. 2. Review of the potential impact on the water level of Long Lake. 3. Reconsideration of the riprap as opposed to the proposed retaining wall and its vulnerability of the pipe inlet as proposed. 4. An engineers plan being submitted, including their signature. 5. A written poljcy regardingthe operation of the controls. 6. Determination/confirrnationon the discharge flow rates and an assessment of the impact on the interior wetlands. 7. Determiriation of the impact on Orwell Dam, if any. I: AI - Se e Chairlrian/Otter Tail County/Planning Commission County Board Action Approved As Recommended ______Denied As Recommended Other ■A jo / 9J Date of Final Actionairman/Qtter Tail County Board of Commissioners CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT # O ^ L & R Official/Date Permit(s) required from Land & Resource Management Yes (Contact Land & Resource Management) Copy of Application Mailed to Applicant And MN DNR No _________y L a R Oflicial/Oate '.1-. i i October 20.1999 (Jewett Lake Association) Motion: A motion by Estes, second by Schwartz to approve as presented (Interstate Engineering Plan dated October 15, 1999) with the condition that the Permit be reviewed in one (1) year if Land & Resource determines there are any problems. Gary W. Hanson and Ruth A. Hanson Legal Description Lot One (1), more particularly described as: That portion of Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirteen (13), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty-three (43) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at a point located by measuring 83 feet South from the iron monument located and designated as the center of said Section Thirteen (13) and North 67 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 311, feet to the said point of beginning; thence running North 22 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 40.7 feet to. the southerly right of way limits of the public road; thence running North 79 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 77.0 feet along said southerly road limits; thence running South a distance of 26.9 feet to the shore of Jewett La)ce, thence running South 67 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along said la)<e shore a distance of 65 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.06 of an acre more or less.And the South Half (S 1/2) of the vacated township road lying immediately North of the above tract and between the northerly extension of the West and East boundary lines of the tract; AND All that portion of Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirteen (13), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty- three (43) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot Twelve (12), North Shore Parle, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence on an assuitied bearing of South 0 degrees 24 minutes 44 seconds West along the East line of said Lot Twelve (12), a distance of 2 63.47 feet to the southerly line of a tract of land described in Book 498 of Deeds, page 773, files of the Otter Tail County Recorder; thence South 79 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along said southerly line of the tract of land described in Book 498 of Deeds, Page 773, a distance of 89.69 feet; thence North 12 degrees 36 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 196.30 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of the Township Road; thence North 55 degrees 39 minutes 29 seconds West along said southerly right-of-way line, a distance of 156.42 feet to the point of beginning, containing 25,894 square feet more or less, subject to easements and reservations of record. Otter Tail County, Minnesota. James*C. Kapitan and Janet E. Kapitan Legal Description That portion of Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirteen (13), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty- three (43) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at a point located by measuring 83 feet South from the iron monument located and designated as the center of said Section Thirteen, (,13),, and North 67 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 246 feet to the said point of beginning; thence running North 22 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 53.7 feet to the southerly right of way limits of the public road; thence running North 79 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 66.6 feet along said southerly road limits; thence running South 22 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 40.7 feet to the shore of Jewett Lalce, thence running South 67 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along said lake shore a distance of 65 feet to the point of Seebeginning and containing 0.08 of an acre more or less, copy of survey recorded on page 260 in. Book 337 of Deeds; subject to easements of record. AND All that portion of Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirteen (13), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty- three (43) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot Twelve (12), North Shore Park, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence on an assumed bearing of South 0 degrees 24 minutes 44 seconds West along the East line of said Lot Twelve (12), a distance of 263.47 feet to the southerly line of a tract of land described in Book 498 of Deeds, page 773, files of the Otter Tail County Recorder; thence South 79 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along said southerly line of the tract of land described in Book 498 of .Deeds, Page 773, a distance of 89.69 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing South 79 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along said southerly line, a distance of 66.38 feet; thence North 15 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 164.20 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of the Township Road; thence North 55 degrees 39 minutes 29 seconds West along said southerly right-of-way line, a distance of 80.73 feet to the intersection with a line which bears North 12 degrees 36 minutes 47 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 12 degrees 36 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 196.30 feet to the point of beginning, square feet more or less, subject reservations of record, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. containing 12,788 to easements and T Carlson - Erickson Legal Description Government' Lots Two (2) and Three (3), Section Thirteen (13), Township OneT' Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty-three (43) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, lying north of the existing township road. EXACT LEGAL TO BE DETERMINED BY SURVEY WITH AN AMENDED EASEMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO.;. , ' -.i.‘I I •■i 1' ,* OTTER TAIL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICANT: Jewett Lake Association 21412 Albertina Lane Fergus Falls MN 56537 HEARING DATE/LOCATION: October 14, 2020, at 6:30 P.M. Via Go-To-Meeting - See Below CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST (as stated by the Applicant on the Application): Applicant (Jewett Lake Association) seeks modification of terms and conditions of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approved as CUP #5753 by the County Board of 10-26-99. Applicant seeks an increase in operation by removing the valve to relieve excessive flooding of Jewett Lake. LAKE NAME/NUMBER/CLASS: Jewett (56-877), General Development (GD) E-911 ADDRESS: Valve is located between 21476 & 21478 Jewett Lake Rd., Fergus Falls MN 56537 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GL’s 2 & 3, Section 13, of Elizabeth Township ** Weather Conditions may change the Hearing date and time. If bad weather occurs, please listen to the local Fergus Falls Radio Stations or contact the Land & Resource Management Office, by 4:30 p.m., for possible rescheduling of the Hearing. The above Applicant has made application to the Otter Tail County Planning Commission for a Preliminary Plat as per the requirements of the Subdivision Controls Ordinance and the Shoreland Management Ordinance of Otter Tail County. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by Governor Walz, the public hearing will be held remotely via Go-To- Meeting. Public testimony regarding this application will only be received by email, in writing, or by participating in the remote public hearing. Information regarding access to the Go-To-Meeting public hearing will be provided on the Land & Resource website. Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date. September 30. 2020Rick Wilson Chairman Planning Commission Mailing Date Jewett Lake Association The Jewett Lake Association and the tong Lake Association met on July 19*^ and an agreement to open the pipe between the lakes was discussed. The agreement was to open the pipe for a period of 1 week so there could be an evaluation of the water flow from Jewett Lake into Long Lake. At that time it was discovered that an extra board was in place on the Long Lake dam that shouldn't be there. Julie Adlund from the DNR took a measurement and the one row of boards were removed. Now the dam is at the proper level. The pipe was open opened for one week on July 20^^ until July 28**'. Then it was closed again. On August 3^^ 2020, the Lake Association Boards met again and it was decided to open the pipe for a period of one month. During this month, the Area received over 9 inches of rain. The water level on Long Lake rose to a high level of 3.66. Which is 1.36 over the high water mark on the lake. At that same time Jewett Lake rose to the highest level of 24 inches above the high water mark. Over the month, the levels have rose and are coming back down with no rain in the last few weeks. Currently the pipe is running at full speed and both lakes are going down. Long Lake, as of 9/21/2020, is at 2.85. only .25 over their high water mark. While Jewett Lake is still almost 20 inches over the high water mark. We are looking for permanent solution to this situation. Both Lake associations have agreed to remove the valve and let the pipe run wide open. r'' 4- ; Also, our calculations show that the water from Jewet Lake only is about 4% of the out flow at the dam on Long Lake. i 'r J •c.' .r- . rAI *7i i L-CI^ 22000^ % *v< -*n r> . X:-'. i16MBEFCTINA'L!NT • 21426ALBERTJNAL /•I; o /SX'21'478 j^ETT LAKE RO *>» J 5 ^ f’ •f''H o oO A o ai^K^I^ETTLAKE 21504'jai- •« ' ' Minnesota DNR - ToMO Service uses 1:24,000 Quadrangles I "Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2010. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Web Site (online). Accessed 2010-12-16 at httD://www.dnr.state.mn.us/sitetools/coDvriaht.html" 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake M Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 4 messages Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To; *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@cx).ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Good evening everyone. I have bad news and good news today. Bad news first. The water around the dam area finally cleared up enough for me to be able to clearly see the top of the gauge which has been submerged in the weeds since 8/15/20. Here’s the bad news. When I originally had to start making my best guess at the water level reading I thought the top of the gauge marker was 3.10 which would make the top of the gauge itself at about 3.12. This measurement Is what I have been using as the base point for my calculations after dipping my ruler stick down into the water to get my over the gauge level In inches Unfortunately I can clearly see now that the top of the gauge is actually 3.31 thus making all of my readings since 8/15/20 incorrect. I sincerely apologize for my error but in my defense there was such a glare on the water that day and it was quite turbulent in the area of the gauge. That couple Vi^ the fact that I am almost 69 years old and wear trifocals to s^ is all 1 can say other than oops. Anyway part 1 of the good news is that I have kept ail of my over the gauge measurements so I have been able to recreate and correct ail of the readings since the day reading the gauge became a major problem for me. The corrected readings are as follows: ^15120 3.59 8/1^0 3.64 8/17/20 3.66 8/t^O 3.65 msm 3.66 Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 8:27 PM .. 1/3 8/27/2020'Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake The over the gauge in inches measurements were correct for these dates if you are keeping track of that. Part 2 of the good news is that the water appears to have receded a little today. The reading at 7:15pm tonight was 3.64 and the water is now 3.25” over the gauge. Also I was able to get a lot of the gunky runoff away from the gauge today and tomorrow I will go down there with my rubber gloves on and make an attempt at getting the weeds pulled out that have grown up around the gauge itself. This should prevent any future reading problems. If not I give up and someone else can do this because I do not particularly enjoy looking like such an idiot. Have a great night everyone. @ Sent from my iPhone rthardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com> To: Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com>, *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazlne.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 9:05 PM Kris, we really appreciate you doing this. If you want some help with anything, please let me know and I will come over. Ron Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone [Quoted text hidden] Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us> To: rthardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com>, Cristi Field <cfleld@co.ottertail.mn.us>, Chuck Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 8:28 AM https;//mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&search=all&pennthid=thread-f%3A1675596427215012562&simpl=msg-f%3A16755964272... 2/3 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake 1?^ Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 5:29 PMKris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water reading today (8/21/20) at 5pm was 3.615. The water is now 3” over the gauge so it is down a quarter inch from yesterday. Have a great weekend everyone! @ Sent from my iPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&search=all&pennthid=thread-f%3A1675675816033245842&simpl=msg-f%3A16756758160... 1/1 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@8akeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 2 messages Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, Xhris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 5:07 PM As far as I can tell there has been no change today. Reading is 3.165 and water is still 3” over the gauge. Sent from my iPhone Jerry and Deb Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmall.com>, Xhris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazlne.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net>, Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> Ok, thanks. Get Outlook for Android Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 10:10 PM From: Kris Harms <kojablue@gmaii.com> Sent: Saturday, August 22,2020 5:07:55 PM To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>; *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertaii.mn.us>; *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>; *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>; *Rod Saurer htlps://mail.google.com/mall/u/0?ik=404e2de1a1&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1675765038272901164&simpl=msg-f%3A16757650382... 1/2 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake Gmail Jerry Shea <Jerry@fakeandhomemagazinexom> Water level on Long Lake 2 messages Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, * Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 7:42 PM The reading on the lake today (8/23/20) at 5:15pm was 3.56. Water is now down to 2.5” over the gauge. Sent from my iPhone waynej@loretel.net <waynej@loretel.net> Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 8:33 PM To: Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com>, *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmall.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us> Thanks Kris, hopefully no rain this week and we can keep gaining Respectfully, Wayne Johnson Otter Tail County 218-863-7500 WayneJohnsonOTC@outlook.com https://maii.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&search=all&permttiid=thread-f%3A1675865366978033631 &slmpl=msg-f%3A16758653669... 1/2 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake M Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 5:59 PMKris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chns LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water level continues to recede. The reading today (8/26/20) at 5:45pm was 3.49. The water is now 1.75” above the gauge and almost at the bottom of the cement walkway of the dam. @ Sent from my IPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&search=all&petmthid=thread-f%3A1676130650863398273&slmpl=msg-f%3A16761306508... 1/1 From: Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:42 PM To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>; *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>; *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>; *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>; *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>; *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Subject: Water level on Long Lake 8/27/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1675865366978033631 &simpl=msg-f%3A16758653669... 2/2 9/4/2020 ■Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake M Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water reading on the lake today (9/3/20) at 5pm was 3.30. The water is finally below the top of the gauge. I had .1” of rain in my gauge this morning. Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 6:18 PM Sent from my iPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1a1 &view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1676856616505937301 &simpl=msg-f%3A16768566165... 1/1 9/21/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake M Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water reading on the lake today (9/9/20) was 3.10 at 12:30pm. Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:42 PM Sent from my IPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1677379062121831600&simpl=msg-f%3A16773790621... 1/1 9/21/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmaiI.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottei1ail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water reading on the lake today (9/13/20) at 5pm was 3.05. Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 5:29 PM Sent from my iPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1 a1 &view=pt&S0arch=all&pennthid=thread-f%3A1677759512512181813&simpl=msg-f%3A16777595125... 1/1 9/21/2020 Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake M Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 1 message Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertall.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottei1ail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com>, *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM The water reading on the lake today (9/18/20) at 4:45pm was 2.94^Have a great weekend everyone @ Sent from my iPhone https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1a1&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1678210658518407207&simpl=msg-f’/o3A16782106585... 1/1 9I23I20'2Q Compass Media Mail - Water level on Long Lake Gmail Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> Water level on Long Lake 2 messages Kris Harms <kojablue@gmail.com> To: *Cristi Field <cfield@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com>, *Chris LeClair <CGrotte@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Mary Mitlyng <MMitlyng@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Jerry Barnum <jer.deb@hotmail.com>, *Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> *Rod Saurer <rtsaurer@gmail.com>, *Rick West <rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us>, *Wayne J <waynej@loretel.net> The water reading on the lake todayi(9/21/20)_at 5pm was 2.85.JHave a great week everyone @ Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 5:16 PM Sent from my iPhone Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 6:23Jerry Shea <jerry@lakeandhomemagazine.com> To: dougwigtil@gmail.com, DDGRimm@outlook.com, llls@prtel.com. Rod Saurer <Rtsaurer@gmail.com> PM ty 0()yearst w c n (218)205-7454Jerry@LakeandHomeMagazine.com [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=404e2de1a1&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1678483456423173027&slmpl=msg-f%3A16784834564... 1/1 ZImZZ PRCJZcr 2% 'iTtZ/m—• From: Allen Eaugruc, r-z-s Jewett Lake Asscciar The policy submitted on October 23, 1953, as presentation to the planning commission consisted cf the fcllcv -- St — 5 - 1.The Otter Tail County Highway Department will control the valve and monitor the water level at Long Lake. The ordinary high water level of Long Lake is 1253.90 feet. The valve shall be turned off if Long Lake is at 1253.70 feet or higher. The valve will not be turned on again until Long Lake is at 1253.50 feet or lower. If Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) and/or Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have reasonable cause to believe a contaminant or pollutant exists, either may order that the valve be closed, and the Otter Tail County Highway Department will close the valve until PCA and/or DNR allow the valve to be opened. The valve will be turned off if unnatural conditions impact the discharge from Long Lake and stay off until the condition is remedied, and the lake level of Long Lake is 1253.50 feet or lower, all as determined by the Otter Tail County Highway Department. 2. 3. 4. The above policy was an amendment to the application, approved by the members of Long Lake present at the meeting, and approved by the Planning Commission on October 20, 1999, and the Board of Commissioners on October 26, 1999. co-il ■7 3 G- 2.9 7 s- 5.1 It O.K.W.I., = 1352),oft 3,'b = i35\So iSSi. io FLOW RATES BASED ON ELEVATION DIFFERENCE AND TEMPERATURE ft ks 01.25D15inch 970 ftL 0.00000739100 F0.0000166QV40 F V =V =f hfhfReFPS Re fCFS zz 137,834 275,668 0.017 0.015 0.1 0.161,361 122,722 0.0198 0.0171 0.20.81 0.21 0.5 0.51.63 0.5 0.62 413,501 0.014 1.0 1.1184,083 0.0158 1.12.44 1.23 551,335 689,169 1.60.013 0.012 1.83.26 245,444 306,805 0.0149 0.0143 1.9 2.14 2.52.9 2.74.07 3.15 827,003 0.012 3.5368,166 0.0138 4.0 3.84.89 4.46 0.012 0.012 964,836 978,620 4.6 5.15.70 429,527 435,663 0.0135 0.0134 5.3 5.87 5.4 4.7 5.25.79 5.97.1 5.31,047,537 0.012466,343 0.0133 6.1 5.96.19 6.77.6 1,102,670 1,240,504 0.011 5.80.0131 0.0129 6.7 6.56.52 490,888 552,248 7.48 7.30.011 8.17.33 8.3 9.29 8.810.1 1,378,338 0.011 9.88.15 613,609 0.0126 11.110 VISCOSITY OF WATER AT THE TEMPERATURE SHOWNV D DIAMETER OF PIPE L LENGTH OF PIPE ks PIPE ROUGHNESS FACTOR Q FLOW RATE V VELOCITY Re REYNOLD’S NUMBER f FRICTION FACTOR hf ELEVATION DIFFERENCE NOT INCLUDING VELOCITY HEAD TOTAL ELEVATION DIFFERENCE THAT PRODUCE THE FLOW RATE SHOWNz ^ona -h PROJECT NO.PROJECT SUBJECT K£.l■^A6,/lOINTERSTATE ENGINEERING DATEBY DATECHKD OFISHEET. i :! n ^ I ! i M ; L I ' i i ' i i-T ^eu^Em.To r \p)p^cTx)&.a 1 ,__4. fI T "I J.I !! ;; ; 1 11.}■ „,.^L_l..l„..„.__....i !It ^ s L i ii I ;..I_J ..1 .-■ -4 i i ao^\^ 11 J,j.■|ii'!i !I ■! T II -rir~T I t I1 ;!i I}iI i - ! t-h-h-i!■| -iT 11i i”i 1-!i : IJ,!I __ ]_T I :-r ■'i ■ !;_L ,l_'tI;II J.i t i! f • ■i !ii :J • -i!i;Ii I i ,i.I- -j-i I i I It-I- .1■| !i [ L \------J----i i r i REPORT FOR JEWETT LAKE CUP MODIFICATION FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA I. INTRODUCTION Jewett Lake has had difficulty with high water for several years. Historic topographic maps show wetlands between Jewett Lake and Long Lake and the road on the north side of Jewett Lake at a lower elevation than the current road. A copy of a 1913 topographic map and a current topographic map are included in ATTACHMENT 1. In 1999 Interstate Engineering, Inc. assisted the Jewett Lake Association by designing a 15 inch outlet connecting to a drainage way to Long Lake. The design included a valve to shut off the 15 inch pipe so that Jewett Lake could be isolated from the Long Lake if necessary. A policy for operating of the valve was included in the original Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The policy requires that Otter Tail County will operate the valve. The policy includes that the valve be turned off when Long Lake is at elevation 1253.70 or higher (the ordinary high water level of Long Lake is elevation 1253.90) and that the valve is not to be reopened until Long Lake is at elevation 1253.50 feet or lower. Based on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) lake water level reports Long Lake has not been below 1253.70 for a long enough period to allow Jewett to be lowered to its Ordinary High Water Level in the past ten years. The DNR Lake water level reports for Jewett Lake and Long Lake are provided in ATTACHMENT 2 In 2010 Interstate Engineering, Inc. was contacted by the Jewett Lake Association regarding the persistent high water level of Jewett Lake. This report present a proposal to modify the operation to the valve that controls the level of Jewett Lake and the affects the proposed modification will have on the levels of Long Lake. II. HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS On June 24, 1999 Terrence (Terry) Lejcher, Area Hydrologist for the DNR, wrote a letter indicating that a continual discharge from Jewett Lake would eventually raise Long Lake 2 inches if the lake were at the stop log elevation and 0.75 inches if the lake were at the ordinary high water elevation, which was 0.4 feet above the runout elevation (runout elevation refers to the elevation set by the DNR at that the stop log are supposed to extend up to). A copy of the letter is provided in ATTACHMENT 3. The letter from DNR was based on an approximate flow rate of 4 cfs from Jewett Lake. In the time since the pipe was installed water in Jewett Lake has risen as high as 5.9 ft above the flow of the pipe at the outlet. The amount of head pressure at this elevation would yield a flow rate between 7.1 and 7.6 cfs depending on the temperature of the water. A summary table of the flow rates is provided in ATTACHMENT 4. If the water elevation is at the stop log elevation using a flow rate of 7.6 cfs would raise Long Lake by 2.6 inches. If the water level is at 0.4 feet above the stop logs 7.6 cfs would raise Long Lake by 1.2 inches. On October 22, 2010 Interstate Engineering, Inc. made a site visit to Long Lake to look at the outlet structure. The outlet structure of Long Lake had the highest stop log at elevation 1252.35 and the water level was at elevation 1254.12. The outlet structure opening is 23 feet long, at elevation 1254.12. Using the flow rate of 7.6 cfs could eventually raise the Long Lake water level by approximately 0.05 feet or 0.6 inches from the elevation observed on October 22, 2010. A flow rate of 7.6 cfs is an aggressively conservative case as it would require Jewett Lake to stay at its record high elevation during the time water is being discharged. Ignoring the changes in water level 1 REPORT FOR JEWETT LAKE CUP MODIFICATION FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA of Jewett Lake is to say that the changes due to evaporation, precipitation and discharging itself are ignored. Computation showing provided in ATTACHMENT 5. Interstate Engineering Inc. made another site visit on October 25, 2010 to look at potential impediments due to downstream drainage structures. Most of the drainage structures have substantial areas remaining open as shown in the photos ATTACHMENT 6. The culvert under Highway 27 was somewhat impeded and was in an outlet control condition, (an outlet control condition is when the downstream side of the culvert is entirely submerged and the head opposing flow decreases the capacity of pipe). As shown by the nomographs in ATTACHMENT 7 an additional 7.6 cfs flow would raise water levels of the channel and in turn would raise Long Lake (due to the outlet dam being entirely submerged) between 2 to 4 inches depending on the head through the culvert. The culverts under the township road downstream were not flowing full and due to the amount of flow already passing through there and the downstream water shed an addition 7.6 cfs of flow from Long Lake will likely not have a significant impact through these culverts to affect the channel elevation. The DNR shows Jewett Lake has 731.22 acres of surface area. If this area is used with the record high water level of 1.75 feet over the ordinary high the estimated volume to be discharge is 1280 acre-feet. At a discharge rate of 7.6 cfs (=15.07acre-ft/day) water would be discharged for 85 days to lower the level of Jewett Lake to its ordinary high. This computation neglects several factors which will affect the actual duration of discharge such as evaporation, precipitation, changes in the water surface area of the lake as the water level fluctuate and changes in the flow through the pipe as the water level in Jewett Lake changes. III. SUMMARY The water level data for Jewett Lake indicates that the valve policy has prevented Jewett Lake from being lowered to its Ordinary High Water Level in the past decade as was intended whereas Long Lake has fluctuated near its Ordinary High Water Level. As determined by the DNR and reiterated here the effects of opening the valve are minor on the water levels in Long Lake whereas the effects of leaving it closed and having the natural waterway blocked are having substantial effects on Jewett Lake. This report defines effects of opening the valve to Long Lake levels based on record conditions; with the valve left open Jewett Lake would have even lower flow rates to Long Lake due to decreased driving head, and therefore would have even less effect on Long Lake levels in the future. In order to control the levels in Jewett Lake and to prevent additional damage due to flooding it is necessary to modify the existing CUP to allow the valve to remain open to lower Jewett Lake to its ordinary high water level when Long Lake is above its ordinary high water level. Controlling the level of Jewett Lake by using the existing system provides a means to control the discharge from Jewett Lake to Long Lake. If the natural drainage from Jewett Lake to Long is restored then no control would be afforded to Long Lake possibly causing larger fluctuations in the levels of Long Lake. 2 August 30,2000DRAINAGE MANUALAppendix C (22) FLOW CHANGE THROUGH CULVERT UNDER CSAH 27 WITH LOW HEAD CHART 39 r SOO HW -200 Slos« SUOMCRCED OmET CULVERT FLOWING FULL For Mtltl erovn not tubrntroAd. eomput* HW by mptbQtfi 409Crlbtd in Hi* dotign proMdurtw FLOW & HEAD WITHOUT JEWETT LAKE FLOWjB o ' -100 L 90 - 80 - .5O •a <FLOW & HEAD WITH JEWETT LAKE FLOW- .6♦Cr 72*X44‘-.s UJ - 7 Ui . - .8 -TO -60 -6S*X40f Z'- .9%X-90 5 -'0PIPE SIZEo -<vK •A O <- HI 20° X __H*t.T & LENGTHw 1-40 TIk^0*40u £ -9orxsi*S 0 Ik 200o‘9-4rX27*- 2IIIbJ «(9 •lOOKK-20 X X »oooz<0 - 3- isrxzsrsm AOO 400bJ - 4 in >00-2srxier-10 - 5600 - 9 - 6- 8 i-2srxi 6* - 7- 7 - 8- 6 - 9 -5 >-IO - 4 -3 >- 2 HEAD FOR STANDARD Q M. PIPE-ARCH CULVERTS FLOWING FULL nsO.024 BUNEAU OF PUBLIC ROAOS JAN. I96S Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes September 22, 2020 DatedOTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Attest.By: Leland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Hansen, Clerk Adult & Children's Mental Health Local Advisory Council Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council members Beth Nelson and Fonda Knudsen provided a brief update to the Board regarding adult mental health and reviewed areas of concern. Children's Mental Health Local Advisory Council member Troy Haugen briefly discussed areas of focus and expressed the importance of aiding and supporting students during these challenging times. Recess & Reconvene At 9:46 a.m.. Chair Rogness declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners recessed for a short break. The Board of Commissioners meeting was reconvened at 9:54 a.m. Out of State Travel Motion by Murphy, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to authorize the Assistant Finance Director to travel to Charleston, South Carolina during the week of November 15**^ - 20'^ 2020 to attend the Government Finance Officers Association's 2020 Leadership Academy. The Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association plans to fund a portion of the expenses and the remaining balance will be covered by the Auditor-Treasurer's budget. Jewett Lake Conditional Use Permit Application Fee Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to waive the conditional use permit (CUP) application fee associated with the Jewett Lake outlet operations plan to be submitted by the Jewett Lake Association. Long Lake and Jewett Lake representatives have discussed the modification to the outlet plan and residents will have the opportunity to speak at the Planning Commission meeting at which this CUP will be held. Highway Items CSAH41 Bridge No. 56527 Update: County Engineer Charles Grotte provided a brief update to the Board regarding Bridge No. 56527 located on CSAH 41. The bridge is planned to reopen in the next 2-3 weeks with restrictions and the goal is to replace the bridge in 2021. The estimated cost to replace the bridge is $980,000 and Commissioners requested Mr. Grotte work with the County Attorney to recoup as much costs as possible from the individual that performed the criminal act. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY Otter Tail Countv Resolution No. 2020 - 65 WHEREAS, it appears to the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners that the highway hereinafter described should be designated County Aid State Highway under the provisions of Minnesota Law. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners that the road described as follows, to-wit: County State Aid Highway No. 92: Beginning approximately 238' South of the intersection of Greenwood Avenue NW and 11*'^ Street NW in the City of Wadena; thence Southerly approximately 238' along 11'^ Street NW to the intersection of Elm Avenue NW, thence turning Southwesterly for 725' to a point of intersection with US Trunk Page 7 of 7 PUmmH© COMMISSION NOTIFICATION WORKSHEET Applicant: SojJfM' Utlli. • Lake: -Wz/Jl- ^7^dckfba^ l/itOMeeting Date: V4 Mile (1320’) Conditional Use App V2 Mile (2640’) Preliminary Plat ^Township / County Roads: Sherry (CIS) will get map, listing, labels (she has an advanced mapping system), unless it is adjacent to the parcel(s) that run the length of the road project. Be sure to list the road name(s) and the parcel number(s) involved with the project on this sheet for Sherry. 9 f(L Im\j fk,^u'kJrfbYi Av^_______ {YlfO ^^5 pUr-iubi/h _______ /JnN PC:Worksheet Notification 10/2015 ]■; i LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OTTER TAIL COUNTY, GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 ) STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL ) I, Marsha Bowman, duly appointed and Acting Secretary of the Otter Tail County PlanninaCommissioh for Otter Tail County, Minnesota, do hereby certify that on the day of 2020, the attached NoticO of Hearing and was duly served upon the following: CourthouseCounty Sheriff County Highway Engineer Otter Tail COLA, 4302 13*^ Ave S Ste. 4-333, Fargo, ND 58103 MPCA, 714 Lake Ave., Suite 220, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 DNR, Julie Aadland, Div. Eco & Water Resources, 1509 1st Ave N, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Shawn Donais, DNR, Trails & Waterways Jim Welters, DNR, Div. of Fisheries Mike Oehler, DNR, Div. of Wildlife Planning Commission Members (The above receive aU Notices) Lake Improvement District (if project is located oh their lake, mail Notices to the Lake Improvement District) ^ame Envelope ^^^^3/S^cDona\&. Big McDohald Lake Improvement Dist., PO Box 81, Dent, MN 56528 ^^pevils (Near Perham): ^jjttle McDonald, Kerbs & Paul: LMKP Lakes Imp. Dist., PO Box 133, Perham, MN 56573 Pine Lakes Imp. Dist., PO Box 405, Perham, MN 56573 Devils Lake Imp. Dist., PO Box 431 Perham, MN 56573 ^^JJttle Pine & Big Pine: _^P6Tican, Fish, Bass & Little Pelican: Pelican Lake Group Lake Imp. Dist., PO Box 336, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 ^^^^Sooth Turtle Lake: South Turtle Lake Imp. Dist., PO Box 168, Undenwood, MN 56586 01^ Clerk (if located within 2 miles of a city) ^H^DOT Dist. Office, 1000 Hwy 10 W, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (if located on a State or Fed Hwy) ^jacent County Zoning Administrator (If the County is in the “Buffer) - check their website for name/address Bicker County Auditor (notify in addition to their Zoning Administrator) - check their website for name/address Do not notify individuals within a City Limit ^TSwnship CIS^. L^e Associatioh. su^yor (if appropriate), and those listed on the attached sheet..., by placing a true and correct copy thereof in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, and by depositing them in the U.S. Mail at Fergus Falls, MN, properly addressed to each of the above named at the addresses shown above. Secretary _________ If parcel owner is “USA”, mail to Fish & Wildlife Service, 18965 Co. Hwy 82, Fergus Fails, MN 56537 If parcel owner is “DNR”, ignore as they are receiving a notice as stated above If parcel owner is “St. of MN. 375.Centennial Bldg. Spec Asst, to Atty General St. Paul, MN “, mail to DNR Lands & Minerals 2115 Birchnriont Beach Rd NE Bemidji, MN 56601 l:\PC\AffidavitOrig2018 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 6, 2020 1;57 PM Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites’; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Jon Olson FW; Jewett Outlet Pipe; October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting Jewett Long Lake Pipe.docx From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: I am forwarding this correspondence from Jon Olson for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL OauMTr W##tOU From: Jon Olson <jbolsonff@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 1:49 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Outlet Pipe Hi Marsha Please see the attached correspondence I have for the Ottertail County Planning Commission's October 14 meeting. Will you please acknowledge this email? And since I am unable to attend the Oct 14 meeting, could you please see to it that my correspondence is shared at the meeting? Thanks so much, Jon B. Olson 1 October 6, 2020 Dear Members of the Ottertail County Planning Commission, I am sending this note in opposition of having the Jewett Lake outlet pipe opened year-round, allowing water to flow continuously into Long Lake, near Erhard, Mn. As a property owner on Long Lake the past nine years, I have seen the devastating effects of high water on Long Lake. My shore line has eroded considerably, debris such as branches, logs, and dirt have littered the lake, and neighbors have dealt with flooded basements and crawl spaces. The water flow from Jewett Lake has directly contributed to the high-water issues on Long Lake, especially when mixed with large amounts of rain water coming into both lakes in a short amount of time. Allowing the Jewett Lake outlet pipe to remain open continuously may help solve the problems of high water on Jewett Lake, but it will only create more problems for those of us living and owning property on Long Lake. It is unfair to expect those of us living on Long Lake to deal with higher water levels, and have our property damaged, so that Jewett Lake's water can be reduced. In fact, many on Long Lake would like to see the Jewett Lake pipe removed permanently so we don't have to deal with this issue over and over again. In conclusion, I appeal to the Ottertail County Planning Commission to deny the request of the Jewett Lake Association. For the sake of Long Lake property owners, and the health of our lake, the Jewett Lake outlet pipe should not be open continuously, allowing unwanted water to flow into Long Lake. Sincerely, Jon B. Olson 32510 Pan Fish Road, Erhard, Mn 56534 218 205-4748 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 6, 2020 8:39 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko FW: Jewett Lake Assoc CUP Request Oct 14 2010 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: I am forwarding you correspondence regarding the Jewett Lake Association Conditional Use Permit Application (October 14’^ PC Meeting). Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILSewrv wewMdiA From: Leon Anderson <llls(5)prtel.com> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 1:27 PM To: Otter Tail County Land <land(5)co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Assoc CUP Request Oct 14 2010 Long Lake Association Board and Long Lake Residents. Both lakes have had a very wet summer with too much rain! Looks like we are on the down side with both lakes going down with the drier weather we have had lately. I want to thank Long Lake Board and Residents for letting us drain our excess water thru the outlet. I'm hoping we don't have that much excess water again, and we can maintain a lower level with less water going thru the outlet. Again thank you very much. Leon Anderson Jewett Lake Resident 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:47 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Glen Tollefson FW: Long Lake resident concerns - October 14th meeting From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am forwarding these comments for your consideration. Have a nice afternoon, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILOOuNTT From: Glen Tollefson <sgtollefson@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 3:21 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long Lake resident concerns - October 14th meeting Marsha, Please forward my concerns to the Planning Commission. Thanks Dear Members of the Ottertail County Planning Commission, As a property owner on Long Lake for 16 years, I have seen the effects of high water on Long Lake. The worst years where when the head water (outlet) water level was higher; not allowing the water to leave Long Lake. So; allowing the Jewett Lake outlet pipe to remain open 1 continuously during those highwater times would cause more problem for Long Lake residents. I am all for a solution for the residents of Jewett Lake, thus the reason for the 15" outlet pipe to help them out, but with controls like the ones agreed upon by Jewett Lake and Long Lake when the pipe was installed in 1999; but not a continuous flow pipe with no regards to the residents of Long Lake and at the expense of property owners of Long Lake. It is unfair to reduce water the water level in Jewett Lake with the man-made outlet that just moves the issues onto someone else. I am in opposition of having the Jewett Lake outlet pipe open year-round, allowing water to flow continuously into Long Lake. I would be in favor of just removing the 15" pipe completely If this continues to be an issue. Sincerely, Glen Tollefson 32021 HillcrestTrl, Fergus Falls, Mn 56537 701-640-8340 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:49 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; angie@kevynheck.com FW: Jewett Lake Outlet to Long Lake From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am forwarding these comments for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILCOuwrvwwsou From: angie@kevynheck.com <angie@kevynheck.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:48 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Outlet to Long Lake To: Ottertail County Planning Commission, We are sending this note to voice our opposition of having the Jewett Lake outlet pipe opened year-round, allowing water to flow continuously into Long Lake. We have owned our property on Long Lake since July 2015. We have seen the effects of high water on Long Lake, especially this past summer. Our shore line has eroded considerably and will need to be dealt with before next summer. We've seen branches, logs, and other debris in the lake, and have heard of other lake residents having to deal with flooded basements and crawl spaces. The water flow from Jewett Lake has directly contributed to the high-water issues on Long Lake, especially when we have had large amounts of rain in a short amount of time. We understand that allowing the Jewett Lake outlet pipe to remain open continuously may help solve the problems of high water on Jewett Lake, but it will create more problems for those of us who live on Long Lake. It isn't right to expect Long Lake property owners to deal with higher water levels, and have our property damaged, so that Jewett Lake's water can be reduced. We believe that many of the Long Lake property owners would like to see the Jewett Lake pipe removed all together so we don’t have to deal with this issue over and over again. We ask the Ottertail County Planning Commission to deny the request of the Jewett Lake Association. Sincerely, Angela Bowman Kevyn Heck 19567 Cozy Point Drive Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-955-0197 218-205-2140 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:50 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Ashley Clark FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Iake1.jpg; Iake2.jpg From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Good Afternoon, I am forwarding these comments for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILf’cowrv From: Ashley Clark <ashley.r.clark@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:29 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Dear members of the Ottertail County Planning Commission, My family has owned our cabin at 32289 Clay Bank Road on Long Lake since 1986. In the fall of 2010 when we came to the lake to take the pontoon out, we were shocked to find the dock under water with the pontoon almost on top of the dock and water in the middle of our small yard. That was before the hearing in 2011 and here we are again. Our property had a hump on the shore that disappeared over the years and we installed Rip Rap in 2010. As you can see in the attached photo (from the lake) our yard is level and our cabin is close to the shore. The other photo was our neighbors dock and water coming on shore. Both photos were taken during the high water in August 2020. I sympathize with the Jewett Lake property owners but I don’t believe Long Lake property owners should also suffer with property damage. I think we should stick with the original agreement and Jewett Lake owners should find another solution for their problem. Ashley Clark 1 » r Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:52 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Ron Hardyman FW: jewett lake culvert/valve; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am forwarding these comments for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ? OTTER TAIL From: Ron Hardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 9:32 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: jewett lake culvert/valve good morning Marsha, i know that my wife sent you a note yesterday, but i wanted to send you a note as a long lake board member, when we got together with board members from both lakes, commissioner Johnson, and the county engineer, after the extra boards got pulled out of our dam, we agreed that they could open the valve up for a 1 year period to get data on any issues this would create, with snow levels and spring rains, then they would go back to the county to remove the valve, well, it has only been 2 months so we have no data to go by, we have had many issues with this valve, like the valve was broken and stuck open, and this went on for a long time, or the big one was when the valve was open, and they discovered there were zebra mussels in their lake, it is my opinion that the valve should stay in place, with the original guidelines. Make no changes to the agreement. thanks, Ron Hardyman 19661 cozy point drive, fergus falls, mn,. 56537 218-739-4928 Cheryl and/or Ron Hardyman 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:57 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Mabeth Hasbargen FW: Long Lake/Jewett Lake; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am fonwarding these comments for your consideration. Have a nice afternoon, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTHRTAILOOuMTr-MPMtlOto From: Mabeth Flasbargen <lufredl@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 2:43 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long Lake/Jewett Lake Dear Members of the Ottertail County Planning Commission, I am in opposition of letting the Jewett Lake outlet pipe be open year-round, allowing water to flow continuously into Long Lake, near Erhard, Mn. As a property owner on Long Lake since 1982, I think it is important to preserve our shorelines and the quality of the water. The last time we had unrestricted water from Jewett Lake many homes on Long Lake needed to have sandbags (east end). The outlet was created as a courtesy to Jewett Lake but only if it didn't harm Long Lake. This request from Jewett Lake should be denied. Please consider the damage that this will do to Long Lake. Mabeth Hasbargen 32727 Clay Bank Road 218-731-7533 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:16 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; 2187709666@mms.att.net FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am fonwarding this message for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha p.s. Author of the message will follow. Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 -----Original Message----- From: 2187709666@mms.att.net <2187709666@mms.att.net> Sent; Tuesday, October 6, 2020 6:59 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Ron and I are totally against letting Jewett Lake keep the pipe open!! 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:17 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; 2187709666@mms.att.net FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 From; Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Author of previous message from 2187709666 Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource ManagementGSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 -----Original Message— From: 2187709666(gmms.att.net <2187709666(gmms.att.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:08 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman(@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Ron and Cheryl Hardyman, 19661 Cozy Point Drive, Fergus Falls. 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:20 PM 2187709666® mms.att.net FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Subject: Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ----Original Message----- From: Marsha Bowman Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:16 PM To: Brent Frazier <brentefrazier@gmail.com>; Bruce Stone <abstone@arvig.net>; Dave Trites <Dave.Trites@ruffalonl.com>; David Wass <davidfwass@gmail.com>; Jack Rosenthal <jack.rosenthal@trustcompass.com>; Judd Fischer <fischerscustom@gmail.com>; Richard Gabe <plrbgabe@aol.com>; Rick Wilson <rick.wilsonltc@gmail.com>; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) <rboyer@loretel.net> Cc: Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Michelle Eldien <meldien@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Amy Busko <ABusko@co.ottertail.mn.us>; 2187709666@mms.att.net Subject: FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Good Afternoon, I am forwarding this message for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha p.s. Author of the message will follow. Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ----Original Message— From: 2187709666@mms.att.net <2187709666@mms.att.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 6:59 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Ron and I are totally against letting Jewett Lake keep the pipe open!! 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:21 PM 2187709666@ mms.att.net FW; Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Subject: Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 —Original Message— From: Marsha Bowman Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:17 PM To: Brent Frazier <brentefrazier@gmail.com>; Bruce Stone <abstone@arvig.net>; Dave Trites <Dave.Trites@ruffalonl.com>; David Wass <davidfwass@gmail.com>; Jack Rosenthal <jack.rosenthal@trustcompass.com>; Judd Fischer <fischerscustom@gmail.com>; Richard Gabe <plrbgabe@aol.com>; Rick Wilson <rick.wilsonltc@gmail.com>; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) <rboyer@loretel.net> Cc: Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Michelle Eldien <meldien@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Amy Busko <ABusko@co.ottertail.mn.us>; 2187709666@mms.att.net Subject: FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Author of previous message from 2187709666 Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 —Original Message---- From: 2187709666@mms.att.net <2187709666@mms.att.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:08 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Ron and Cheryl Hardyman, 19661 Cozy Point Drive, Fergus Falls. 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Friday, October 9, 2020 8;44 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Stacy Burda FW: Jewet Lake Association Petition 10/14/2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding you comments received on the Jewett Lake Outlet proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ----Original Message— From: Stacy Burda <slkettner(ghotmail.com> Sent; Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:23 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewet Lake Association Petition 10/14/2020 Dear Ottertail County Planning Commission, I am writing to oppose Jewet Lake Association’s petition being heard Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM to permanently open the pipe to Long Lake. My understanding of the initial approval for the pipe to be installed set critical safeguards to balance impacts of high water to property on Long Lake while still providing a relief option to Jewet Lake water levels. I am aware of property owners on both lakes that experience flooded basements and erosion to lakefront as a result of high water. I request the commission consider leaving the existing agreement in tact, or ensure that county environmental water management personnel control the pipe to ensure data about overall environmental impacts is the deciding factor on an ongoing basis. The pipe is a critical outlet option to ease high water impacts for Jewet, but as Long Lake properties already experience significant damage from high water as well, opening the pipe permanently just pushes the issue down stream to property owners that purchased with the understanding that certain safeguards were in place. Please consider opposing Jewet Lake Associations petition to permanently open the pipe to Long Lake. Thank you. Stacy Burda 32517 Panfish Rd Erhard, MN 56534 801-707-9877 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Friday, October 9, 2020 10:52 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; terry kettner FW: Jewett and Long Lake water pipe; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource ManagementGSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 —Original Message— From: terry kettner <terrykettner(gyahoo.com> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:33 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman(gco.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett and Long Lake water pipe Friday, Oct.9 Our response to the change of control of the valve on the water pipe from Jewett to Long Lake. We are against the change to allow the valve to remain open fulltime. If it is determined to leave the valve open fulltime, then the agreement should include authorization to alleviate high water levels at the outlet on Long Lake. We don't believe the amount of water flowing thru the pipe during a high water event would be of much value to Jewett Lake residents. At the same time, when under a drought situation and low water levels, we would assume the Jewett Lake residents would prefer the valve be closed. We believe the valve should be controlled as it presently is. The valve to remain open, but closed when water levels at Long Lake are too high. Terry and Lori Kettner 19535 Cozy Point Dr. Fergus Falls, Mn. 56537 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Friday, October 9, 2020 10:53 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Mark carlson FW: Jewett Lake valve From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILOOUNTV From: Mark carlson <carlsoncps@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:46 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake valve Good morning Marsha, Last evening I received a text from Ron Hardyman pertaining to the meeting that is set up for next Wednesday the 14th with the Jewett Lake group. I am firmly against having that valve open year roundfor a few reasons. First, I believe it was the water coming from Jewett Lake that gave us the wonderful zebra mussels. Secondly, I endured three weeks of excess water on my shoreline which was eating away precious soil because our lake is supposed to relieve pressure for their lake while causing severe problems for our lake? It does not seem very fair. Lastly, I found out that one of our board members has resigned due to being personally attacked by one of the Jewett Lake people. This makes me feel sick. Hopefully this bullying will not prevail and if it does, heaven help us all. The valve should remain in place and governed by the county as it was originally set up to do. They should not be free to do whatever they please. It is not our problem that these people have a place on a lake with drainage problems. I hope that you will see our side of this story and find a civil way to diffuse this situation. Thank you. Respectfully, Mark Carlson 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Friday, October 9, 2020 10:54 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Vicki Scheer FW; Jewett Lake Valve; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL cewTw w*«sou From: Vicki Scheer <vscheer@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 9:46 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewitt Lake Valve To whom it may concern: RE: Jewitt Lake Valve to Long Lake We would like to express our concerns regarding Jewitt Lake petitioning to keep the pipe continuously open to relieve the high water level on Jewitt lake. We attended the meeting years ago when they initially asked to have this pipe installed and certainly could understand their concerns. We were in full agreement to help our neighbors by installing this pipe as long is it was monitored and did not effect Long Lake negatively. Though we know it causes them many problems, we do not feel it should ALSO effect Long Lake adversely, thus the need for it to be monitored. It was agreed that it would be closed when Long Lake hit it's high water level. 1 We feel there has been many changes to Long Lake that may be attributed to this valve and the outpouring of water from Jewitt to Long Lake. We are not environmentalist specialists but we do recognize the changes in the lake over the course of the years. Some of these are as follows: We also have lost lake shore and have had to put in rip rap to protect us from losing more. Our sump pump struggles to keep water out of our basement. High water has caused more ice push up in the winter We never had chiggers or zebra mussels before, we don't know if this could be related to the water entering Long from Jewitt. Our shoreline has become MUCH weedier than when we moved here 30 years ago 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We have been informed of the many disputes over this valve, the sabotaging by private individuals, the lawsuit and the tampering of the boards at the Long Lake outlet. It is unfortunate that people feel they can take matters into their own hands to get what they feel is best but this does not reflect the majority of the people on either lake. We understand some people want the water high, some want it low and some have no concerns either way and it is hard to please everyone. In summary, we still wish to help Jewitt Lake by keeping the valve open IF IT IS MONITORED and closed when Long Lake hits its high water level as per the original agreement. Please do not allow the needs of one lake, destroy another. Sincerely, Vicki and Steve Scheer 32499 Clay Bank Rd Erhard, MN 56534 218-731-6333 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Friday, October 9, 2020 3:32 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; John Brooberg FW: Jewett Lake discharge pipe; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject; Good Afternoon I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTCRTAILt- From: John Brooberg <johnbrooberg@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:38 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake discharge pipe (Please let me know this request has been received.) The first meeting of Long Lake & Jewett Lake property owners, some of whom were lake association board members of each lake, took place at the outlet dam at Long Lake. During that gathering, a verbal agreement was made between the two groups to leave the discharge pipe open for a full year. During that period of time, the affect of the discharge upon both lakes would be evaluated. County Commissioner Wayne Johnson was in attendance, led much of the conversation and was agreeable to the 1 year trial. Now I learn the 1 year verbal agreement has apparently been tossed to the wayside and the Jewett Lake Association is requesting a variance for year round discharge from Jewett into Long. I am opposed to this potential variance and ask the County Commissioners to deny such variance. We on Long Lake also have lake shore property owners who experience high water damage, have sump pumps running continually and wet crawl spaces under their homes. Due to the large watershed that flows to Long Lake from the east, south and north, a 6" rainfall can raise the lake level by 10" in a matter of 2 days. Additional water, presented from a pipe from Jewett is not acceptable nor appreciated during these weather related times. THAT was the purpose of the original variance, to control the water entering Long Lake that could be controlled. Boards that were found to have been illegally placed at the outlet dam have been removed. This will definitely assist with a drop in the level of Long Lake. Let us revert to the verbal agreement of a 1 year trial, review the outcomes next August and then make a mutually 1 agreed upon decision of what steps we next take. Please recognize the problems of one neighbor needn't be shed upon another. Thank you for your willingness to serve the residents of Otter Tail County. John Brooberg Johnbrooberg(j5)gmail.com 20905 Glacial Ridge Trail Long Lake Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537 Sent from my iPad 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 8:56 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Mark Kent FW; LONG LAKE; Jewett Lake Outlet - October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 7 OTTER TAILCDtMTv From: Mark Kent <ogemakents@outlook.com> Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:46 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: LONG LAKE Dear Marsha I want the valve between Jewett Lake and Long Lake closed to prevent the water from rising in Long Lake. Anne Kent 32337 Clay Bank Road Erhard, MN 56534 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 8:57 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Ron Hardyman FW: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTCRTAIL From: rthardyman <rthardyman@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 2:57 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: RE: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Marsha, In my letter to you, I forgot to mention that we fought 3 to 5 inches of water in my crawlspace most of the summer. So the high water effects me also. Thank you. Ron Hardyman 19661 cozy point drive Fergus falls. Mn. 56537 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------Original message.......... From: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Date: 10/9/20 8:05 PM (GMT-06:00) To: rthardyman <rthardvman@gmail.com> Subject: RE: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Thanks Ron! It sounded like he wanted his comments to be forwarded to the Planning Commission! I appreciate your help! 1 Marsha Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------Original message-------- From: rthardyman <rthardvman(a)gmail.com> Date: 10/9/20 6:29 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman(aco.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: RE: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 I will check. Thinking it might be mark fuder Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone --------Original message-------- From: Marsha Bowman <MBowman(5)co.ottertail.mn.us> Date: 10/9/20 3:44 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Ron Hardyman <rthardyman(5)gmail.com> Subject: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Ron, I had a voice mail from an individual that did not leave a phone number and I could not catch his name (Mark???). He indicated that you stopped by his place and discussed the Jewett Lake proposal with him, and since he doesn’t have computer access, he gave me a call. He wanted to express his opposition to the proposal. I am hoping you have an idea who called me and could help me get him a message (or have him give me a call). If he provides me a letter (that is signed) expressing his opposition, I will forward it to the Planning Commission for their consideration. I appreciate your assistance! Have a nice weekend! Marsha Marsha Bowman 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 8:57 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; jim tomlinson FW: Jewett Lake open drain into Long Lake; From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTCR TAIL From: jim tomlinson <jimt32@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 3:10 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake open drain into Long Lake; att.Marsha; my name is Jim Tomlinson ,32825 Claybank Rd. The water level on Long Lake was at it's highest level this spring that I can remember and I have lived here since 1990.1 am not in favor of letting Jewett Lake residents drain runoff into Long Lake vote no to continuous open drain, thank you 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 8:58 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Sarah Martin FW; Jewett Lake/Long Lake Pipe Concerns; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 orreRTAiLOOMMltV From: Sarah Martin <sarahjmartinl919@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 3:43 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake/Long Lake Pipe Concerns To the Ottertail County Planning Commission and Jewett Lake Association: I am sending this letter as a part owner, with my sister Ashely Clark, at 32289 Clay Bank Road on Long Lake. Our family has owned this property since 1986. Since then our shoreline has eroded significantly. Our cabin is situated nearly level with the lake and property size is small. Therefore, we can not afford to lose any more shoreline. In addition, our cabin is situated with a swamp behind the property. In 2010 the swamp and lake levels were both rising, closing in on our cabin. Our ground would soften significantly if this continued to happen and our property would be quickly eroded and no longer able to support the structure that is there. I can't help feeling that the Planning Commission and the Jewett Lake Association are willing to sacrifice the well-being of the residents on Long Lake with less grand property for their own benefit. The residents on Jewett Lake have to be able to find a solution to their problem without condemning us to the inevitable destruction of our property. Our family hopes to continue to enjoy this cabin for many years to come. In order for this to happen the agreement that was upheld in 2011 needs to be upheld once again. Thank you for taking the time to read this email and I hope we can come up with a solution that is mutually beneficial to all. Sincerely, 1 Dr. Sarah Martin 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Patti Kugler FW; Long lake vs. Jewett lake; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ? OTTER TAIL oetAwtr UPMIOCA From: Patti Kugler <patti_kugler@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 4:14 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long lake vs. Jewett lake We would really like to see long lake keep control on the pipe. Keep the plan that we agreed on. Patti and Bruce Kugler 32337 Clay bank road Erhard MN 56534. P.S DNR needs to check on pipe and outlet on west end of long lake. 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:05 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Angie Bladow FW: Long Lake Owner -Letter of Concern; October 14, 2020 Long Lake Owner_Kim & Angela Bladow.pdf From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Good Morning, Attached please find comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 : OTTER TAIL From: Angie Bladow <angiebladow@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 11:53 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long Lake Owner -Letter of Concern Subject: Long Lake Owner - Letter of Concern Dear Ottertail County Planning Commission, We appreciate your time to review this letter and the opportunity to express our concerns with the Planning Commission. We are writing this letter as a property owner on Long Lake in regards to the Jewett Lake Association's proposal to open the drainage pipe between Jewett Lake and Long Lake continuously in the future. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners in 1999. This CUP was the result of a unified effort to solve high water issues while taking into account downstream issues. The CUP specified that the drainage pipe would only be opened when Long Lake was at a specified low water level. This water level was specified to provide relief to Jewett Lake while not being a detriment to Long Lake or further downstream water bodies. As property owners on Long Lake, we believe the original agreement made between the Long Lake Association and the Jewett Lake Association as to when the valve should be opened or closed should remain in effect. To our knowledge, there has not been any additional investigation or studies to provide evidence that this original decision should be altered or that the continuous opening of the drainage pipe would not cause undue harm to Long Lake properties and/or other downstream water bodies. We want to continue to be good neighbors and stewards of the environment by keeping the original agreement and providing relief to Jewett Lake when doing so would not Jeopardize properties on Long Lake due to the increase flow of water (i.e. erosion, flooding, etc.). In addition, a study into alternative solutions for Jewett Lake would be prudent before altering the original CUP. Sincerely, 1 i Kim & Angela Bladow 32297 Clay Bank Road Erhard, MN 56534 2 October 11, 2020 Dear Ottertail County Planning Commission, We appreciate your time to review this letter and the opportunity to express our concerns with the Planning Commission. We are writing this letter as a property owner on Long Lake in regards to the Jewett Lake Association’s proposal to open the drainage pipe between Jewett Lake and Long Lake continuously in the future. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners in 1999. This CUP was the result of a unified effort to solve high water issues while taking into account downstream issues. The CUP specified that the drainage pipe would only be opened when Long Lake was at a specified low water level. This water level was specified to provide relief to Jewett Lake while not being a detriment to Long Lake or further downstream water bodies. As property owners on Long Lake, we believe the original agreement made between the Long Lake Association and the Jewett Lake Association as to when the valve should be opened or closed should remain in effect. To our knowledge, there has not been any additional investigation or studies to provide evidence that this original decision should be altered or that the continuous opening of the drainage pipe would not cause undue harm to Long Lake properties and/or other downstream water bodies. We want to continue to be good neighbors and stewards of the environment by keeping the original agreement and providing relief to Jewett Lake when doing so would not jeopardize properties on Long Lake due to the increase flow of water (i.e. erosion, flooding, etc.). In addition, a study into alternative solutions for Jewett Lake would be prudent before altering the original CUP. Sincerely, Kim & Angela Bladow 32297 Clay Bank Road Erhard, MN 56534 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:06 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Roger Rossum FW: Planning Commission meeting; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I a forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OnrTER TAILC'COUNTY ■ From: Roger Rossum <rkrossum@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:35 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Planning Commission meeting Planning Commission: My husband and I live on Clay Bank Road and we have some concerns regarding the pipe between Jewett and Long being open all the time. Several weeks ago, we were advised that there was an agreement in place to have the pipe open for a year to ascertain the effects on both lakes. One has to be suspicious of the motivation to go to the planning commission to negate that so soon. There are several areas on Long Lake that are subject to problems when the water is high. As you know, at that time the pipe has been closed. There is no assurance that will be the case if Jewett is successful in it bid to have the pipe open permanently. As you can imagine this is quite concerning to quite a few people on our Long Lake. We feel this decision to have the pipe open permanently should not be made until a sufficient length time, one year, elicits data that shows what effects there are to keeping the pipe open. That was the agreement and that should stand. Sincerely, Karen and Roger Rossum 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:07 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Joan Simmer FW: Jewett Lake Permit; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILCOVNTV From: Joan Simmer <joanie_bear@outlook.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:40 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Permit Dear Marsha, As a property owner at 32315 and 32305 Clay Bank Road, Long Lake, north of Jewett Lake, I am sending a request to the Planning Commission and the County Board to absolutely deny the request of the Jewett Lake Association to have the pipe from Jewett Lake to Long Lake open year-round, 24/7. The water has been high enough on Long Lake the past several years that our yard is saturated most of the time. When the lake level is high and after a rainfall our yard is under water. Allowing the valve to be open all the time will only move their problems to our lake. Sincerely, Amy Simmer 32315 Clay Bank Road, Erhard, MN 56534 Amy Simmer 32305 Clay Bank Road, Erhard, MN 56534 1 Sent from Outlook 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:08 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Trosvigs FW: Jewett Lake/Long Lake valve; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management GSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 -----Original Message----- From: Trosvigs <ttrosvig(@icloud.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 4:55 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman(gco.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake/Long Lake valve Dear OT Cty Planning Commission: I am writing to voice my opposition to the Jewett Lake petition to allow a year-around continuous flow of water into Long Lake. I grew up on Long Lake and have witnessed a number of changes to our lake since the construction of the pipeline. The most notable issue is the high water levels that have eroded our lakeshore. We have lost land and trees over the years. Even though we have rip rap to minimize damage, erosion still takes place. Unfortunately for lakeshore owners under current rules, we have lost property we will never be able to get back. The lake has become much weedier both in the depths which impacts fishing and near shore which impacts our swimming beaches. Chiggers and zebra mussels have also appeared in the lake. My parents watched my son when he was little. The kid lived in the lake. Now, he can’t be in the water without suffering the effects of chiggers. Some may argue this has nothing to do with the water flow, but it wasn’t an issue until then. In a perfect world. I’d like to see the pipeline permanently removed. That being said, I would support keeping the value open as per the original agreement but ONLY if the valve is monitored by a third party and closed when Long Lake hits its high water level. Jewett Lake relief should not have priority over the health of our lake and the property of Long Lake owners. Sincerely, Dawn Trosvig 1 32475 Clay Bank Rd 218-731-0453 Sent from my iPhone 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:09 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; paul moen FW: jewett lake, drain pipe; October 14, 2020 From; Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILCO«.*VT» From: paul moen <paulheidimoen@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 5:05 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: jewett lake, drain pipe howdy to whomever this may concern; I paul moen, and heidi moen 19501 cozy point dr. fergus fall, mn. 56537 are opposed to leaving the jewett lake water drain left unchecked, and continuously left on. sounds like there needs to be an agreement in place by both lakes B/4 this could go forward. I believe there is already plenty of history of the valve being tampered with and left on etc. not very responsible or respectful to the long lake property owners, we would be willing to listen to arguments on this subject, and hear input of all possible solutions, everyone on long lake has had to build through the years with an ordinary high water line as a place to plan from, don't just pass one's problem to the next lake in line, and make it long lake property owners problem, thank you p. moen 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:10 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Jim Wick FW: Jewett Lake request re water discharge to Long Lake; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am fonwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 i' OTTBtTAILe0vNnr-w#«S0«a From: Jim Wick <jamesrwickrn@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 8:53 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake request re water discharge to Long Lake 10/11/20 James Wick 32378 Long Lake Point Rd. Erhard, Mn 56534 218 770-4792 In regards to upcoming meeting this Wednesday regarding the request by Jewett Lake residents and association to have the outlet pipe run from jewett lake to long lake run unrestricted I would like to offer my input on this issue. My wife and I live on one of the lowest land levels on long lake on long lake point rd. We have lived at the above address since 1997. We have seen how levels on the lake can fluctuate pretty dramatically at times. We have had to sand bag our property on one occasion due to high water levels, and the past several years changes have been made that allow more water into long lake from other lakes above us. I was involved with some meetings when the pipe was put in. The whole point of having some parameters in place as to when the pipe can be on and when it can be off was to provide protection to property owners on Long Lake. Yes people want to help out their friends and neighbors on Jewett Lake, but also want to protect their property on Long Lake. Having some restrictions in place is just common sense to me. I urge and in favor for those restrictions to remain in place. A few years ago it was discovered that the outlet pipe had not been closed for over a year due to silt build up interfering with the ability for the outlet to be closed. That was never disclosed outright to people on Long Lake, and after it was 1 discovered Jewett Lake did get the mechanism repaired. Point being they seemed to be content to not follow the guidelines put in place for turning gate on and off. I have talked with some people who feel that there are alternative solutions that the county and Jewett Lake property owners could look at that do not involve long lake and probably would do a much better job of alleviating their water issues. I have been told that 3 or 4 area lakes have been able to put in Pumping stations to help protect property and keep levels on those lakes more manageable. It seems that the county and Jewett lake association could look into this alternative and seeing if it would be feasible to route water from Jewett Lake to the Otter Tail river which I am told is about 1 mile from Jewett lake and there is a road that a pipe could easily follow to the river. Lake level on my property was about two inches from encroaching on our property mid august due to high water level through out the summer. As I pointed out yrs ago at the original meeting, inches matter to many property owners on Long Lake and letting water flow unrestricted from Jewett Lake does not make sense. Thank you, James Wick 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:11 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Dawn Godel FW: Jewett Lake Association request to leave the pipe open to Long Lake; October 14, 2020 From; Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILC'dolwrv MMno«A From: Dawn Godel <DGodel@co.ottertail.mn.us> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 9:02 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Association request to leave the pipe open to Long Lake Hi Marsha, I guess this really concerns me as I live on Long Lake. I am not in favor of leaving the pipe open year round. I understand and do feel bad for the Jewett Lake people as I have relatives that have property on Jewett Lake and have seen the high water there. But we also have areas that flood on Long Lake and the high water affected us as much as it does on Jewett Lake. We have neighbors that have flooded, have erosion, and even flooded homes and so we feel bad but we need to think about Long Lake first and what is best for our lake and neighbors. I believe that the agreement that is currently in place is a good compromise for both sides. I would be in favor of keeping the agreement. Looking back at the time line and why this came about it seems like they believed that this would be a good fit for both lakes. Thank you for your time and consideration. Dawn Godel 19721 Cozy Point Dr Fergus Falls, MN 56537 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 9:42 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Joshua Kugler FW: pipe; Jewett Lake Association - October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning I am forwarding comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 : OTTCRTAIL OeUMTV WP#><1CU From: Joshua Kugler <joshuakugler@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 9:32 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: pipe Hello, I am one of the owners at 32337 clay bank rd. erhard, mn 56534. I would like to see the original plan stay in place between long lake and Jewett lake regarding the issue on the pipe. Thanks, Joshua Kugler 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 10:12 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer {rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; kda10@yahoo.com Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 SPRTLR0220101209550.pdf From: Sent: To: izfwi'n 5 Cc: Subject: Attachments: Good Morning I am forwarding (attaching) comments for your consideration on the Jewett Lake Outlet request. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTBtTAIL oeiwrv wwoeA 1 H&CEIVED OCT 12 2020 8 resource /•i'fOctober 11, 2020 To: Otter Tail County Planning Commission Re: Jewett Lake Association Conditional Use Permit Application This is a joint letter from Eddie Carlson (Jewett and Long Lake property owner) and Kirby Anderson (Long Lake property owner). Eddie is 83 years old and has lived on Jewett Lake nearly his entire life. He also owns a 133-acre parcel that is his family's homestead property, and includes approximately 3,000 feet of lakeshore on Long Lake. Eddie currently resides at 21304 Albertina Lane on Jewett Lake. Kirby is 64 years old and has lived on Long Lake for most of his life. He has lived in four separate homes on the lake, and currently resides at 20691 Hillcrest Road on Long Lake. Eddie and Kirby had a conversation on July 8 regarding the high lake levels on both Jewett and Long Lakes. The water level on Jewett Lake that day was 17 inches over the OHWM and Eddie, like others on Jewett Lake, was experiencing flooding in his home, and like many Jewett Lake residents, was running multiple sump pumps 24/7. Jewett Lake residents had invested $65,000 in a 15” pipe to help alleviate high water issues in the late 1990's. The pipe was operational in 1999, and part of the Conditional Use Permit was that it would be open when Long Lake was below the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM), and closed when the level exeeded the OWHM. This arrangement worked quite well for many years, and records show that during the first 7 years of operation, it was open about 80% of the time. However, recent records show that it was open only briefly in 2017, not at all in 2018, about a month in 2019, and only sporadically in 2020. Kirby and Eddie worked with their respective lake association boards (from Long and Jewett) and with County Commissioner Wayne Johnson to open the pipe on July 20 in an effort to monitor the outgoing flow from Jewett, and how it may affect Long. The pipe was closed on July 28, without any conclusive information due to heavy rainfall during the test period. We were able to ascertain that the outlet pipe pushes about 4 cubic feet per second of water when running at capacity (which is 2/3 full due to surface adhesion of the pipe and air locks). That corresponds with the capacity of the original hydrology design. Members from each lake association board then met on July 31 with Wayne Johnson, Rick West (County Engineer), Eddie, Kirby and Julie Aadlund (DNR Hydrologist) at the Long Lake outlet dam. During that meeting, it was discovered that there were four 2x8 boards that had been placed illegally across the entire width of the dam by an unknown party. Ms. Aadlund believes that the boards had been in place for a number of years (due to the level of deterioration), and that they certainly had contributed substantially to the high water that Long Lake had experienced over the past 4 years. To summarize - those 2x8 boards held Long Lake's level at an artificially-high level, and contributed to the scenario where Long Lake's level goes up dramatically after a heavy rain, but would take a long time to go down. This situation meant that the Jewett Lake drain pipe ran significantly less than it would have had those boards not been there. The illegal boards were removed by the DNR within a few days, and the Jewett pipe valve was again opened on August 5 to try to see the effects on Long. On August 14-15, the region received in excess of 6 inches of rain, raising Jewett Lake's level to 24” over OHWM, and Long Lake's level to 12” over OHWM (peaking on August 18), creating flooded conditions on portions of Long, and exacerbating the severe flooding on many Jewett Lake properties. Since that time, the area has received about 2.5” of rain (August 18 through October 10). In that time span, the Jewett Lake level has gone down by 10 inches and the Long Lake Level has gone down by 15 inches (in just under 8 weeks time). And the Jewett Lake outlet pipe has been open that entire time. (It's worth noting that the hydrologist reports on pipe design estimated that the pipe could raise Long Lake by up to % inch if Long Lake is very high. It also noted that the Jewett level would go down by about 1 inch per week when fully operational.) The flooding conditions on both lakes have been reduced (but not eliminated) since that time with Long Lake dropping 5 inches below OHWM, and Jewett Lake dropping from 24 inches over to 14 inches over OHWM (the bottom of the pipe is set at the Jewett Lake OHWM). It has become very apparent that having the pipe open over the past 9 weeks has reduced the Jewett Lake level significantly. It's also apparent that the removal of the illegal 2x8 boards (23 foot-wide dam) has helped to reduce the Long Lake level significantly. One reason for this is that the outlet pipe maxes out at about 2/3 full, and would be approximately 120 square inches of water going into Long (remember pi * r-squared = area of a circle?). The removal of 23 feet of 2x8's opened up 2,070 square inches of capacity going out of Long - a factor of 17 times the output of the pipe. It appears that this has been a win-win situation for both lakes. received OCT 1 2 2020 ANP,*<qESO(JRa a 0 Please refer to the attached scale drawing of the Long Lake dam, both before the illegal boards were removed, and then after. Note that the area of outgoing water has increased substantially. Please also note the size of the Jewett pipe in relation to the other incoming culverts, as well as to the amount of outgoing capacity. The water that flows through that pipe is a small percentage of what comes in under the Swamp Road (two 60” culverts which were running completely full for a week after the mid-August rains) and under County Highway 27 (24” culvert) into the Wee Villa channel. Neither of those water sources has a control valve. Both of them are natural flows that were established ages ago. There is evidence on many old maps that there was a natural outlet from Jewett into Long that was blocked off by development and road building many years ago. An argument can certainly be made that water flow fi-om Jewett to Long is natural once again, and should not be controlled by a valve - plus it is a relatively insignificant source of water for Long Lake. On another note, we found through testing with RMB Labs in Detroit Lakes that the water coming in from the Jewett pipe is as clean as what is exiting Long Lake at the dam, and significantly cleaner than the other sources of water coming into Long. In our personal opinions, after analyzing all of the numbers and the facts regarding water flows, water quality and history of the lakes, as well as our combined 130+ years of living on Long and Jewett Lakes, we believe that supporting Jewett Lake's proposal to allow the pipe to operate without control is the right thing to do. Eddie Carlson Jewett Lake 218-671-^^ 3/44- Kirby Anderson Long Lake 28-770-7161 RECEIVED OCT 1 2 2020 i.ANPS RESnilRD 23.'J \, i .“TT' f DAJ^ CL^Z.a.l ” o/~iuj/v\ 2-.3 k -o-fe^Af 2-?c2_?<.S'2_> *8/■2 ‘ •5' A,as/<.^5^« ^i~i^p L-c?^ $^jg ^ ^ -h C^‘2^6 s;/r C^C>i-fC i/V^IO 0 A-ei S<.4^LU Q =III ° =3tr o>csi CO fT-. ^ UJ LU ^ IX O »-LU 8 g C!5'^5v>\V- oiA+t«^ \tj" (5, ^!hDO5 o" ^LO^X^ p /^o^eS Cvv\v>*.^ -Vro IW2jyV +-^ 4' -fro S ^(_ i\ n 6 C> ^ /6M. K7 KJOQJ^ \ .— '■ Ofi U./IA'<>;• •^^7 15 I IZi4 /.i' A ''/«■ A /^-e /I ^ <^l^c^ Ay' (A-A- e ^Co^ 5L^V ^ ^ C ^S'6 ^O ^ Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 11:00 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Michael Heiden FW: Long Lake; Jewett Lake Outlet - October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding comments regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet for your consideration. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL From: Michael Fleiden <mgdj@usfamily.net> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:56 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long Lake Ottertail County Planning Commission, As a property owner on Long Lake I am against the water pipe being continuously opened. This past current year we had water on our lawns on Long Lake and the added water from Jewett Lake would only make the matter worse. I understand that Jewett Lake is having high water problems but that should not be allowed to turn into a Long Lake property owners problem. Long Lake currently has zebra mussels that the lake did not have before the pipe was in operation. Did it come from Jewett Lake? No one knows for sure but it is very safe to say that the pipe helped the problem. When were zebra mussels first discovered in Jewett Lake? When were zebra mussels first discovered in Long Lake? When looking for lake property in beautiful Ottertail County I believe that there are three important issues to look for. 1) Does the lake have an inlet and an outlet? 2) What kind of bottom does the lake have? Sandy? Mucky? Or Rocky? 3) What kind of shoreline does the lake have? Sandy? Weedy? Rocky? When property owners bought their property on Jewett Lake they ALL understood that the lake DID NOT have an inlet and an outlet. They should not be allowed to 1 create an unnatural constant outlet for their lake by way of Long Lake. If I want to move my boat from Long Lake to Jewett Lake I must legally and by the DNR rules drain the boat and clean it to move it, but now we are just going to run a 24/7/365 day a year pipe directly into Long Lake. It makes no sense that the Jewett Lake high water problem would be solved by dumping the excess water into already high Long Lake. If this were to happen and Long Lake removes the boards on its outlet then what are the repercussions downstream? Has this even been looked at? Again we are taking one lake's problem and turning it into a problem for many other people not on that particular lake. The Long Lake property owners in good faith tried to help out the Jewett Lake property owners with the pipe in the first place. Now Jewett Lake wants to take advantage of that good faith effort and turn it in to a continuous flow of water? Again I am against this water pipe being opened all the time. Michael & Gayle Heiden 32067 Hillcrest Trail 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 11:11 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; 'Gary Schroeder' FW: Jewett Lake Outlet Pipe Proposal; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding an email for your consideration regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet proposal. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTIRTAILCOMNTV From: Gary Schroeder <ggschrade@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 11:06 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Cc: kyle_tostenson@yahoo.com; Arnswimbikerun@yahoo.com; ruthdl289@outlook.com; mark@vikingfl.com; gschroeder2@icloud.com; Karen Schumacher <kschumacher@cableone.net>; al.cleveland@conteva.com; rdborene2@charter.net; stevewag@quixnet.net; Lance <landerson55@gmail.com> Subject: Jewett Lake Outlet Pipe Proposal Members of the Otter Tail County Planning Committee: We are sending the following notice of opposition to the Jewett Lake Outlet Pipe Proposal that will be discussed on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The property owners on Long Lake Point Road who are opposed are identified and are included in this email regarding our opposition. Re: Jewett Lake Outlet Pipe Proposal As Long Lake property owners, we oppose the proposal allowing Jewett Lake to open the outlet pipe to continuously drain excess water (Outlet Pipe Proposal) into Long Lake. We have invested in our homes, including shoreline management, recreation access, safety, and cleanliness of Long Lake properties and waters. The "desire" that Jewett Lake residents would like to reduce water levels to make their lakeshores and homes more desirable at the expense of Long Lake property owners is unacceptable. The negative environmental and financial impact to the property owners of Long Lake who take pride in their shorelines, homes, beaches, recreation access, safety and water quality is a must when considering the Outlet Pipe Proposal. There are other proposals/considerations available that would not create a negative impact on Long Lake and the property owners but could help alleviate possible water level concerns on Jewett Lake. 1 Keep waters clean, at a manageable water level, safe and do not make a decision that would devalue the properties of Long Lake. Again, do not support this proposal; this would certainly create future negative environmental and financial impacts for Long Lake residents/property owners. The following home owners on Long Lake oppose the Jewett Lake Pipe Proposal: Gary and Paula Schroeder 32428 Long Lake Point Road Gary and Karen Schumacher 32410 Long Lake Point Road Allan and Angie Cleveland 32423 Long Lake Point Road George and Barb Schroeder 32350 Long Lake Point Road Robert and Dar Borene 32338 Long Lake Point Road Steve and Joyce Wagner 32313 Long Lake Point Road Kyle and Cordy Tostenson 32358 Long Lake Point Road Lance and Marny Anderson 32533 Long Lake Point Road Arnold and Sigrid Strebe 32335 Long Lake Point Road Mark and Janet Soholt 32371 Long Lake Point Road Lee and Ruth Dahl 32293 Long Lake Point Road 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Monday, October 12, 2020 3:55 PM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; MARK L FUDER FW: OUTLET PIPE BETWEEN JEWETT LAKE AND LONG LAKE,0 T CO.; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, I am forwarding an email with comments on the Jewett Lake Outlet proposal for your consideration. Have a nice afternoon, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAN.eOuwTT From: MARK L FUDER <MJFUDER@msn.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 3:52 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: OUTLET PIPE BETWEEN JEWETT LAKE AND LONG LAKE,0 T CO. I NOT IN FAVOR OF LETTING JEWETT LAKE OPENING PIPIE TO LONG LAKE 24/7. MARK FUDERJ LIVE AT 19739 COZY PT. DRIVE,FERGUS FALLS,MN ON LONG LAKE. MARK FUDER. MY DOCK HAS BEEN UNDERWATER ALL FALL,ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE,BEEN ON LAKE 49 YRS. 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:00 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Paula Larsen FW: Jewett Lake Association Proposal; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding an email on the Jewett Lake Outlet proposal for your review. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTBtTAIL cevNTv wwoto From: Paula Larsen <pjlarsenl@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 7:53 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Association Proposal We are NOT in favor of the new proposal by the Jewett Lake Association. We want to continue with the current agreement whereby the Jewett Lake pipe is generally open but the Long Lake Association has the right to close it when our lake level is high. This will minimize the flooding of our property. Dick and Paula Larsen 32261 Claybank Road Erhard, MN 56534 and 2313 6th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:26 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; 'Dave Trites'; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Ken Harty FW: Jewett Lake Culvert/Valve; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning I am forwarding you an email received on the Jewett Lake Outlet for your consideration. Thanks and have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAH.COWItv From: Ken Harty <harty20112020@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:50 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Cc: rthardyman@gmail.com Subject: Jewett Lake Culvert/Valve Good morning, Marsha, please forward my following comments for consideration at the Oct. 14th meeting to be held regarding the Jewett Lake Culvert/Valve into Long Lake. Before the decision can be made to leave the culvert/valve open 100% of the time there needs to be at least one year of data to ensure that leaving the valve open 100% of the time will not cause damage to Long Lake properties etc. to do so without data is negligent. All parties agreed (when the boards were removed from the dam) that they could open the valve for a one year period to get data on any issues this would create, ie, snow levels and spring rains. Then they would go back to the county to remove the valve. Only two months have passed so there is insufficient data. We are asking for a minimum of one year of data (which was agreed upon) that is needed to make an educated decision regarding the valve. Thanks, Ken Harty 32465 Clay Bank Rd Erhard, MN 56534 1 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:50 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA FW; Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 4742_001.pdf From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Good Morning - I am fonwarding you an email from Scot Schroeder (MPCA) regarding the October 14, 2020 Meeting. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL eoUNTr MmMOU From: Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA) <scott.t.schroeder@state.mn.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 4:49 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us> Cc: Aadland, Julie A (DNR) <julie.aadland@state.mn.us>; Bahr, Derek (DNR) <derek.bahr@state.mn.us> Subject: Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 Hello Marsha and Chris, The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Detroit Lakes office received the attached notices of public hearing for the October 14, 2020 Otter Tail County Planning Commission meeting. It appears that none of the proposed projects in the attached notices require coverage under MPCA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)/State Disposal System (SDS) Construction Stormwater permit. In general, permit coverage is needed by the owner or operator of any construction activity disturbing one acre or more of soil, or less than one acre of soil if that activity is part of a larger "common plan of development or sale" that covers more than one acre. Information on the MPCA's Construction Stormwater permitting program, including who needs to obtain the permit prior to construction, can be found on the MPCA's website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/construction-stormwater. Construction stormwater management is still recommended for those projects not requiring permit coverage. Additional guidance for landowners or contractors can be found here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/guidance-construction- stormwater Jewett Lake (DNR # 56-0877-00) has been added to MPCA's draft 2020 Impaired Waters List due to poor fish bioassessments scores. The Otter Tail River Watershed 5tressor Identification Report for Lakes, developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) as part of the ongoing development of the MPCA's Otter Tail River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies report, cites physical habitat alteration as the main candidate cause for the Jewett Lake fish bioassessments impairment. Specifically, the Lakes Stressor Identification Report discusses riparian lakeshore development, aquatic plant removal, water level management, and connectivity loss, among others. 1 The Lakes Stressor Identification Report and other WRAPS-related information can be found at this link: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/watersheds/otter-tail-river. From page 87 of the Lakes Stressor Identification Report: "The water level in Jewett Lake has varied by 4.0 feet between 1989-2018 and is generally unregulated (MNDNR, unpublished data), although pipe was installed in 1999 to drain water from Jewett Lake into Long Lake and the Pelican River. Aside from this artificial outlet, no significant inlets or outlets exist within the contributing watershed, therefore no dams, bridges, or culverts have been identified as potential barriers to fish passage. Although no artificial barriers have been identified, the natural lack of connectivity within the watershed could have a negative effect on species richness in Jewett Lake and therefore the FIBI score." As MPCA's watershed project manager for the Otter Tail River Watershed, I admit to not being fully familiar at this time with the Jewett Lake area and with the potential downstream impacts of the Jewett Lake Association's proposal. I am also unaware if fish are able to naturally navigate the apparent stream or channel between Jewett Lake and Long Lake. If so, and if this proposal is pursued, it might be beneficial to evaluate the proposal as having an added benefit of improving connectivity between Jewett Lake and Long Lake. The improved connectivity might then have a positive effect on fish species richness in Jewett Lake, and therefore, future fish bioassessments scores. I apologize for the lengthy email with a short turnaround time. I would welcome questions or further discussion on this Jewett Lake proposal (or any other projects) and can be reached by email at SLOtt.t.schroeder(5)state.mn.us or by phone at 218-846-8134. I have also copied on this email Derek Bahr, MDNR's lead author of the Lakes Stressor Identification Report. Scott Scott Schroeder | Environmental Specialist Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Northwest Watershed Unit | Watershed Division 714 Lake Avenue, Suite 220 | Detroit Lakes, MN | 56501 Direct: 218-846-8134 | Office Main: 218-847-1519 scott.t.schroeder(Sstate.mn.us | www.pca.state.mn.us MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCYrrnOur mission is to protect and improve the environment and human health. NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. 2 OTTER TAIL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICANT: Jewett Lake Association 21412 Albertina Lane Fergus Falls MN 56537 HEARING DATE/LOCATION: October 14, 2020, at 6:30 P.M. Via Go-To-Meeting - See Below CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST (as stated by the Applicant on the Application): Applicant (Jewett Lake Association) seeks modification of terms and conditions of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approved as CUP #5753 by the County Board of 10-26-99. Applicant seeks an increase in operation by removing the valve to relieve excessive flooding of Jewett Lake. LAKE NAME/NUMBER/CLASS: Jewett (56-877), General Development (GD) E-911 ADDRESS: Valve is located between 21476 & 21478 Jewett Lake Rd., Fergus Falls MN 56537 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GL’s 2 & 3, Section 13, of Elizabeth Township ** Weather Conditions may change the Hearing date and time. If bad weather occurs, please listen to the local Fergus Falls Radio Stations or contact the Land & Resource Management Office, by 4:30 p.m., for possible rescheduling of the Hearing. The above Applicant has made application to the Otter Tail County Planning Commission for a Preliminary Plat as per the requirements of the Subdivision Controls Ordinance and the Shoreland Management Ordinance of Otter Tail County. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by Governor Walz, the public hearing will be held remotely via Go-To- Meeting. Public testimony regarding this application will only be received by email, in writing, or by participating in the remote public hearing. Information regarding access to the Go-To-Meeting public hearing will be provided on the Land & Resource website. Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date. September 30, 2020Rick Wilson Mailing DateChairman Planning Commission Marsha Bowman Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA) <scott.t.schroeder@state.mn.us> Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:26 PM Marsha Bowman; Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Bahr, Derek (DNR); Wolters, Jim (DNR) RE: Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 4742_001.pdf From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Hello all. Jim Wolters, DNR fisheries supervisor out of Fergus Falls, informed me that he plans to attend this evening's virtual meeting. Also, Derek Bahr from DNR's Brainerd office responded to my original email. Please see Derek's response below. After communicating with Jim and Derek, I will defer to them and I do not have any further comments or concerns on this Jewett Lake proposal. Both Jim and Derek are copied on this email. Scott Schroeder | Environmental Specialist Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Northwest Watershed Unit | Watershed Division Office: 218-846-8134 | www.pca.state.mn.us NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. From: Bahr, Derek (DNR) <derek.bahr(5)state.mn.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:02 AM To: Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA) <scott.t.schroeder@state.mn.us> Cc: Wolters, Jim (DNR) <iames.wolters(S)state.mn.us> Subject: RE: Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 Hi Scott, Thanks for reaching out. I'm not sure on exact details regarding the drain pipe (e.g., dimensions, operational plan, whether it would actually be something that would benefit the fish community, etc.), but perhaps Jim Wolters (cc’d) could weigh in on that. Connectivity is something we evaluate for all vulnerable and impaired lakes, and in this case, there is no natural inlet or outlet, so the point we were trying to make in that statement in the SID was that the lack of connectivity could naturally limit species richness to some extent. Generally speaking, we tend to see higher species richness in lakes that have natural connections and we point out when that might not be the case. Generally, if there was natural connectivity in the past, but it is currently limited as a result of a culvert, dam, etc., we would be in favor of improving fish passage, but in this case, since it is an artificial connection, that might be a bit of a different story. In this case, we still see a fairly diverse fish community, however, and the FIBI metrics that most negatively influenced the overall FIBI score were related to the proportion of biomass from insectivores and top carnivores. That to me would suggest in-lake habitat (i.e., aquatic vegetation) is much more of a limiting factor. This is consistent with the low riparian lakeshore habitat quality score, as measured by a MNDNR Score the Shore survey, as well as information from the lake management plan, which states "hardstem bulrush and cattails are being removed adjacent to homes and cabins both legally and illegally. Removal of this critical aquatic habitat may limit gamefish populations." Let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks, Derek 1 Derek Bahr Lake IBI Research Scientist | Fisheries Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 1601 Minnesota Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 Phone: 218-203-4310 Email: derek. bahr (Estate, mn. us We are on the web: Lake Index of Biological Integrity From: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:50 AM To: Brent Frazier <brentefrazier@gmail.com>; Bruce Stone <abstone@arvig.net>; DaveTrites <Dave.Trites@ruffalonl.com>; David Wass <davidfwass@gmail.com>; Jack Rosenthal <jack.rosenthal@trustcompass.com>; Judd Fischer <fischerscustom@gmail.com>; Richard Gabe <plrbgabe@aol.com>; Rick Wilson <rick.wilsonltc@gmail.com>; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) <rboyer@loretel.net> Cc: Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Michelle Eldien <MEIdien@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Amy Busko <ABusko@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA) <scott.t.schroeder@state.mn.us> Subject: FW: Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 This message may be from an external email source. Do not select links or open attachments unless verified. Report all suspicious emails to Minnesota IT Services Security Operations Center. Good Morning -1 am fonwarding you an email from Scot Schroeder (MPCA) regarding the October 14, 2020 Meeting. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTCRTAILCDl^yrr From: Schroeder, Scott T (MPCA) <scott.t.schroeder@state.mn.us> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 4:49 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us>; Chris LeClair <cleclair@co.ottertail.mn.us> 2 Cc: Aadland, Julie A (DNR) <iulie.aadland@state.mn.us>: Bahr, Derek (DNR) <derek.bahr(Sstate.mn.us> Subject: Notice of Public Hearing: October 14, 2020 Hello Marsha and Chris, The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Detroit Lakes office received the attached notices of public hearing for the October 14, 2020 Otter Tail County Planning Commission meeting. It appears that none of the proposed projects in the attached notices require coverage under MPCA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)/State Disposal System (SDS) Construction Stormwater permit. In general, permit coverage is needed by the owner or operator of any construction activity disturbing one acre or more of soil, or less than one acre of soil if that activity is part of a larger "common plan of development or sale" that covers more than one acre. Information on the MPCA's Construction Stormwater permitting program, including who needs to obtain the permit prior to construction, can be found on the MPCA's website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/construction-stormwater. Construction stormwater management is still recommended for those projects not requiring permit coverage. Additional guidance for landowners or contractors can be found here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/guidance-construction- stormwater Jewett Lake (DNR tt 56-0877-00) has been added to MPCA's draft 2020 Impaired Waters List due to poor fish bioassessments scores. The Otter Tail River Watershed Stressor Identification Report for Lakes, developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) as part of the ongoing development of the MPCA's Otter Tail River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies report, cites physical habitat alteration as the main candidate cause for the Jewett Lake fish bioassessments impairment. Specifically, the Lakes Stressor Identification Report discusses riparian lakeshore development, aquatic plant removal, water level management, and connectivity loss, among others. The Lakes Stressor Identification Report and other WRAPS-related information can be found at this link: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/watersheds/otter-tail-river. From page 87 of the Lakes Stressor Identification Report: "The water level in Jewett Lake has varied by 4.0 feet between 1989-2018 and is generally unregulated (MNDNR, unpublished data), although pipe was installed in 1999 to drain water from Jewett Lake into Long Lake and the Pelican River. Aside from this artificial outlet, no significant inlets or outlets exist within the contributing watershed, therefore no dams, bridges, or culverts have been identified as potential barriers to fish passage. Although no artificial barriers have been identified, the natural lack of connectivity within the watershed could have a negative effect on species richness in Jewett Lake and therefore the FIBI score." As MPCA's watershed project manager for the Otter Tail River Watershed, I admit to not being fully familiar at this time with the Jewett Lake area and with the potential downstream impacts of the Jewett Lake Association's proposal. I am also unaware if fish are able to naturally navigate the apparent stream or channel between Jewett Lake and Long Lake. If so, and if this proposal is pursued, it might be beneficial to evaluate the proposal as having an added benefit of 3 improving connectivity between Jewett Lake and Long Lake. The improved connectivity might then have a positive effect on fish species richness in Jewett Lake, and therefore, future fish bioassessments scores. I apologize for the lengthy email with a short turnaround time. I would welcome questions or further discussion on this Jewett Lake proposal (or any other projects) and can be reached by email at scott.t.schroederPstate.mn.us or by phone at 218-846-8134.1 have also copied on this email Derek Bahr, MDNR's lead author of the Lakes Stressor Identification Report. 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Thank you. 4 OTTER TAIL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICANT: Jewett Lake Association 21412 Albertina Lane Fergus Falls MN 56537 HEARING DATE/LOCATION: October 14, 2020, at 6:30 P.M. Via Go-To-Meeting - See Below CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUEST (as stated by the Applicant on the Application): Applicant (Jewett Lake Association) seeks modification of terms and conditions of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approved as CUP #5753 by the County Board of 10-26-99. Applicant seeks an increase in operation by removing the valve to relieve excessive flooding of Jewett Lake. LAKE NAME/NUMBER/CLASS: Jewett (56-877), General Development (GD) E-911 ADDRESS: Valve is located between 21476 & 21478 Jewett Lake Rd., Fergus Falls MN 56537 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: GL’s 2 & 3, Section 13, of Elizabeth Township ** Weather Conditions may change the Hearing date and time. If bad weather occurs, please listen to the local Fergus Falls Radio Stations or contact the Land & Resource Management Office, by 4:30 p.m., for possible rescheduling of the Hearing. - -u............................................. I.i I I I , I I ,1 ^1 J_| ...I ...W , ' ..4 I...— .. Ill, I ----------- ., ■■ ■■ 'll,', The above Applicant has made application to the Otter Tail County Planning Commission for a Preliminary Plat as per the requirements of the Subdivision Controls Ordinance and the Shoreland Management Ordinance of Otter Tail County. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by Governor Walz, the public hearing will be held remotely via Go-To- Meeting. Public testimony regarding this application will only be received by email, in writing, or by participating in the remote public hearing. Information regarding access to the Go-To-Meeting public hearing will be provided on the Land & Resource website. Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date. September 30. 2020Rick Wilson Mailing DateChairman Planning Commission Marsha Bowman From: Sent: Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:44 PM Jim and Diane Klitzke Chris LeClair RE: Long Lake input; October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting To: Cc: Subject: Good Afternoon, This afternoon, I received your email (below) regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet Application, scheduled for the October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting. Please be aware that the Notice of Public Hearing states: “Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date.” Since this is the case, your comments will not be forwarded to the Planning Commission. However, if you wish to express your concerns you may do so at their meeting. The Meeting is held via “GoToMeeting”: Planning Commission Wed, Oct 14, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://Rlobal.gotomeeting.eom/ioin/820904085 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 820-904-085 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.eom/install/820904085 If you have any questions, please contact me or Chris LeClair. Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 ? OTTER TAIL CCwTt hVMttOte From: Jim and Diane Klitzke <jdklitzke@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 1:44 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Long Lake input Hi! I would like to express our opinion to the meeting regarding leaving the gate open from Jewett Lake to Long Lake 24/7. 1 As residents on Long Lake, it does not effect us directly whether the water is high or low. But we certainly can understand that it creates problems for many of the other Long Lake residents. We feel that there needs to be some control over when it is open and when it needs to be closed so that there is not a negative impact on our fellow residents. With close supervision, the county needs to watch this to protect us on Long Lake. We feel bad about the high water causing problems on Jewett Lake. They are aware that the outlet can't solve all their problems. Thank you for listening to our concerns. Jim and Diane Klitzke Get Outlook for iOS 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:25 AM Wendy Muchow Chris LeClair RE: Pipe Issue; October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: I received your email (below) regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet Application, scheduled for the October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting. Please be aware that the Notice of Public Hearing states: “Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date.” Since this is the case, your comments will not be forwarded to the Planning Commission. However, if you wish to express your concerns you may do so at their meeting. The Meeting is held via “GoToMeeting”: Planning Commission Wed, Oct 14, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://Rlobal.EOtomeeting.eom/ioin/820904085 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (408)650-3123 Access Code: 820-904-085 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://Rlobal.Rotomeeting.eom/install/820904085 If you have any questions, please contact me or Chris LeClair. Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 From: Wendy Muchow <wjmuchow@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 5:07 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Pipe Issue Hi Marsha, Wanted to express that we do not want to leave the pipe open between Jewett Lake and Long Lake all year round. Only when needed. 1 \ My name is Wendy Muchow and our lake address is: 32337 Clay Bank Rd Erhard, MN 57534 If you need anything else from me, please let me know. Thanks, Wendy Muchow 701-541-4036 ;• 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:26 AM asko rajaniemi Chris LeClair RE: 10-14-20 Planning Commision Jewett Lake From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: 1 received your email (below) regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet Application, scheduled for the October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting. Please be aware that the Notice of Public Hearing states: “Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date.” Since this is the case, your comments will not be forwarded to the Planning Commission. However, if you wish to express your concerns you may do so at their meeting. The Meeting is held via “GoToMeeting”: Planning Commission Wed, Oct 14, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CDT) Please Join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.Eotomeeting.eom/ioin/820904085 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1(408)650-3123 Access Code: 820-904-085 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting .com/install/820904085 If you have any questions, please contact me or Chris LeClair. Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL From: asko rajaniemi <bison91@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:11 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: 10-14-20 Planning Commision Jewett Lake To Planning Commission, In regard to keeping the valve open on the pipe between Jewett Lake and Long Lake, we are opposed. We regularly have high water that has caused issues on property that we own. When we 1 have high water, the lake level is above our rip rap and we get standing water in our crawl space. Just this summer we had close to a foot of water in our crawl space. This high water also enables waves to wash up on our lawn when recreational boaters pass by causing further erosion of our shore line. When the water is at normal levels, this is not a problem. I understand we have five inlets into Long Lake with the pipe from Jewett Lake being the only one that can be controlled. Unless there is a way to control the water coming in frorn one of the other inlets, and not cause other problems, we would like to continue to keep the valve operational on the Jewett Lake inlet so we at least have some control of water coming into Long Lake. It would seem that keeping the pipe open at all times would make the Long Lake water level even worse than they already are now during high water times. Sincerely, Asko & Teresa Rajaniemi 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:27 AM Jason Heintz Chris LeClair RE: Jewett Lake Outlet; October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: I received your email (below) regarding the Jewett Lake Outlet Application, scheduled for the October 14, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting. Please be aware that the Notice of Public Hearing states; “Written correspondence or emails regarding this application will be received up until 12:00 p.m./noon the day prior to the public hearing date.” Since this is the case, your comments will not be forwarded to the Planning Commission. However, if you wish to express your concerns you may do so at their meeting. The Meeting is held via “GoToMeeting”: Planning Commission Wed, Oct 14, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (CDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://Rlobal.gotomeeting.eom/ioin/820904085 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 820-904-085 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.eom/install/820904085 If you have any questions, please contact me or Chris LeClair. Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAIL COMMTV IWMtMta From: Jason Heintz <heintzll@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:39 AM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Cc: Dana Heintz <danaheintz25@gmail.com> Subject: Jewett Lake Outlet Good morning Ottertail Planning Commission, 1 my wife and I would like to share that we are against opening the outlet 24/7 from Jewett this summer. Long had some high water issues of their own to deal with that As property owners o. Jewett Lake into Long, k would have been amplifieo ..i the introduction of additional water. While lifts and docks can be adjusted, the shoreline was affected around the lake and many homeowners were working hard to prevent damage to their property and homes. This high water period also affected use of the lake as neighbors were helping neighbors by limiting wakes to minimize additional issues. In short, we are asking the Planning Commission to consider the residents and property owners on Long Lake in this decision process. Our family does not feel it is fair to potentially move the problem concerning this high water situation literally downstream. We are certainly sympathetic to their struggles and concerns but as a lake without a natural inlet or outlet, it is well known that water levels may fluctuate. In my opinion, it should be the experts that determine and manage the water levels and not those that find this as a solution to their problem. Thank you for reading. Dana and Jason Heintz Long Lake Homeowners 2 Marsha Bowman Marsha Bowman Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:00 AM Brent Frazier; Bruce Stone; Dave Trites; David Wass; Jack Rosenthal; Judd Fischer; Richard Gabe; Rick Wilson; Rod Boyer (rboyer@loretel.net) Chris LeClair; Michelle Eldien; Amy Busko; Paula Larsen FW: Jewett Lake Association Proposal; October 14, 2020 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Good Morning, I am forwarding an email on the Jewett Lake Outlet proposal for your review. Have a nice day, Marsha Marsha Bowman Office Administrator Land & Resource Management CSC, 540 W Fir Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8099 OTTER TAILOOuN^w From: Paula Larsen <pjlarsenl@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 7:53 PM To: Marsha Bowman <MBowman@co.ottertail.mn.us> Subject: Jewett Lake Association Proposal We are NOT in favor of the new proposal by the Jewett Lake Association. We want to continue with the current agreement whereby the Jewett Lake pipe is generally open but the Long Lake Association has the right to close it when our lake level is high. This will minimize the flooding of our property. Dick and Paula Larsen 32261 Claybank Road Erhard, MN 56534 and 2313 6th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 1